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Tropical Carrot Cake

Mojo · nigella.com · Serves: 6

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

Less sugar than 98% of recipes and less carrot than 91%.

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How it compares

Against the typical cake: the median of 260 carrot cake recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • Less sugar than 98% of recipes: 52% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%, about half as much.
  • Less carrot than 91% of recipes: 65% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • No salt at all, where 70% of recipes use some (most of those 0.3 to 1.8% of the flour weight).
  • Less egg than 76% of recipes: 59% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 68%.
Carrot: 65%, 8th percentileSugar: 52%, 1st percentileFat: 64%, 30th percentileEgg: 59%, 23rd percentileSpice: 1.5%, 40th percentileLeavening: 5%, 56th percentileSalt: 0%, 15th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 1½ cups carrots≈ 165 g
  • 15 ounces crushed pineapple425 g
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange rind≈ 4.9 g
  • 2 cups self-raising whole wheat flour≈ 256 g
  • ¾ cup oil (any tasteless oil will do)≈ 164 g
  • 3 lightly beaten eggs≈ 150 g
  • ⅔ cup superfine sugar≈ 133 g
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon≈ 2.6 g
  • ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice≈ 1.3 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 9 ounces cream cheese (any)255 g
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange rind≈ 4.9 g
  • ½ cup sifted confectioners' sugar≈ 60 g

flour 256 gbatter 1302 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 260 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median. Leavening includes the baking powder in the self-rising flour, counted as 5% of its weight.

  • Carrot65% · 8th percentile
  • Sugar52% · 1st percentile
  • Fat64% · 30th percentile
  • Egg59% · 23rd percentile
  • Spice1.5% · 40th percentile
  • Leavening5% · 56th percentile
  • Salt0% · 15th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
55 minutes
median 40 minutes

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