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Carrot cake (torta di carote)

Original in Italian

soniaperonaci.it · 2022 · 10

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More egg than 98% of recipes and more carrot than 81%.

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How it compares

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

  • More egg than 98% of recipes: 108% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 68%.
  • More carrot than 81% of recipes: 135% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • More leavening than 88% of recipes: 7.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%.
Carrot: 135%, 82nd percentileSugar: 114%, 53rd percentileFat: 90%, 71st percentileEgg: 108%, 98th percentileSpice: 2.2%, 64th percentileLeavening: 7.6%, 89th percentileSalt: 1.1%, 62nd percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • 185 g Farina 00185 g
  • 4 Uova medie medie (sgusciate 200 g)200 g
  • 140 g Zucchero semolato140 g
  • 70 g Zucchero di canna70 g
  • 70 g Noci pecan70 g
  • 250 g Carote grattugiate250 g
  • 180 ml Olio di semi di girasole≈ 166 g
  • 1 cucchiaino Cannella in polvere (4 g)4 g
  • 4 g Bicarbonato di sodio4 g
  • 10 g Lievito per dolci10 g
  • 1 cucchiaino Vaniglia estratto≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 g Sale fino2 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 600 g Formaggio spalmabile600 g
  • 100 ml Panna fresca liquida≈ 101 g
  • 200 g Zucchero a velo200 g
  • 100 g Noci pecan + qualche gheriglio intero100 g
  • 10 Pasta di zucchero a forma di carotine (opzionale)≈ 10 g

flour 185 gbatter 1105 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.

  • Carrot135% · 82nd percentile
  • Sugar114% · 53rd percentile
  • Fat90% · 71st percentile
  • Egg108% · 98th percentile
  • Spice2.2% · 64th percentile
  • Leavening7.6% · 89th percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 62nd percentile

Oven

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

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