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Chocolate Carrot Cake

Lauren Habermehl · tasteofhome.com · 2018 · 16 servings

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

Less leavening than 93% of recipes and more fat than 87%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less leavening than 93% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%, about half as much.
  • More fat than 87% of recipes: 109% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
  • More sugar than 81% of recipes: 160% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • No spice at all, where 78% of recipes use some (most of those 1.5 to 3% of the flour weight).
Carrot: 132%, 75th percentileSugar: 160%, 86th percentileFat: 109%, 88th percentileEgg: 80%, 76th percentileSpice: 0%, 11th percentileLeavening: 2.4%, 5th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 68th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 3 cups finely shredded carrots≈ 330 g
  • 2 cups sugar≈ 400 g
  • 1-1/4 cups canola oil≈ 273 g
  • 4 large eggs, room temperature≈ 200 g
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 1/2 cup baking cocoa≈ 43 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened227 g
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened≈ 114 g
  • 3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar≈ 450 g
  • 1/4 cup baking cocoa≈ 22 g
  • 3 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts≈ 30 g
  • 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips≈ 43 g

flour 250 gbatter 1505 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.

  • Carrot132% · 75th percentile
  • Sugar160% · 86th percentile
  • Fat109% · 88th percentile
  • Egg80% · 76th percentile
  • Spice0% · 11th percentile
  • Leavening2.4% · 5th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 68th percentile

Oven

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

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