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Coconut Carrot Cake

Taste of Home Editorial Team · tasteofhome.com · 2018 · 14 servings

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

Less carrot than 97% of recipes and less egg than 95%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less carrot than 97% of recipes: 44% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%, about half as much.
  • Less egg than 95% of recipes: 40% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 68%.
  • Less fat than 88% of recipes: 44% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
  • Less sugar than 75% of recipes: 80% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
Carrot: 44%, 2nd percentileSugar: 80%, 22nd percentileFat: 44%, 11th percentileEgg: 40%, 4th percentileSpice: 1%, 31st percentileLeavening: 3.6%, 21st percentileSalt: 1.2%, 68th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • 2 cups sugar≈ 400 g
  • 1 cup canola oil≈ 218 g
  • 4 large eggs≈ 200 g
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour≈ 500 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon≈ 5 g
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 9 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple227 g
  • 2 cups grated carrots≈ 220 g
  • 1-1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut≈ 128 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
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 2-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar≈ 300 g
  • Orange paste food coloringn/a
  • Parsley sprign/a

flour 500 gbatter 1922 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.

  • Carrot44% · 2nd percentile
  • Sugar80% · 22nd percentile
  • Fat44% · 11th percentile
  • Egg40% · 4th percentile
  • Spice1% · 31st percentile
  • Leavening3.6% · 21st percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 68th percentile

Oven

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

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