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The BEST Carrot Cake

plainchicken.com · 2020 · 12 people

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More sugar than 81% of recipes and more salt than 83%.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 81% of recipes: 160% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • More salt than 83% of recipes: 1.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.6%, about 3 times as much.
Carrot: 109%, 51st percentileSugar: 160%, 86th percentileFat: 70%, 39th percentileEgg: 64%, 39th percentileSpice: 1.7%, 46th percentileLeavening: 3.8%, 26th percentileSalt: 1.9%, 85th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 2½ cups all-purpose flour≈ 313 g
  • 2½ cups sugar≈ 500 g
  • 2 tsp baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 2 tsp cinnamon≈ 5 g
  • 1 tsp salt≈ 6 g
  • 2 tsp vanilla≈ 8 g
  • 4 eggs≈ 200 g
  • 1 cup vegetable or canola oil≈ 218 g
  • 3 (4-oz) jars carrot baby food ((Gerber Stage 2))340 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 (8-oz) package cream cheese (room temperature)227 g
  • 1 stick butter (room temperature)≈ 113 g
  • 4 cups powdered sugar≈ 480 g
  • chopped pecans (for garinish)n/a

flour 313 gbatter 1602 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.

  • Carrot109% · 51st percentile
  • Sugar160% · 86th percentile
  • Fat70% · 39th percentile
  • Egg64% · 39th percentile
  • Spice1.7% · 46th percentile
  • Leavening3.8% · 26th percentile
  • Salt1.9% · 85th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
30 to 35 minutes
median 40 minutes

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