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The Best Carrot Cake Recipe

sugarspunrun.com · 2022 · 14 slices

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More fat than 86% 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 fat than 86% of recipes: 106% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
  • 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: 106%, 48th percentileSugar: 134%, 68th percentileFat: 106%, 87th percentileEgg: 64%, 39th percentileSpice: 2.1%, 58th percentileLeavening: 4.4%, 39th percentileSalt: 1.9%, 85th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (19)

  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour≈ 313 g
  • 1 cup granulated sugar≈ 200 g
  • 1 cup light or dark brown sugar¹ (firmly packed)≈ 220 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 9 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1 teaspoon table salt≈ 6 g
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon≈ 5 g
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg≈ 1.3 g
  • 1 cup cooking oil (use canola, avocado, or vegetable oil )≈ 218 g
  • ½ cup unsalted butter (melted)≈ 114 g
  • 4 large eggs (room temperature)≈ 200 g
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • 3 cups grated carrots² (peel before grating)≈ 330 g
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional )≈ 120 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter (softened)≈ 114 g
  • 8 oz cream cheese (softened (brick-style, not spreadable) )227 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • ¼ teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 4 cups powdered sugar≈ 480 g

flour 313 gbatter 1753 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.

  • Carrot106% · 48th percentile
  • Sugar134% · 68th percentile
  • Fat106% · 87th percentile
  • Egg64% · 39th percentile
  • Spice2.1% · 58th percentile
  • Leavening4.4% · 39th percentile
  • Salt1.9% · 85th percentile

Oven

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

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