Carrot Cake Lab260 recipes
← All carrot cake recipes

Gluten-Free Carrot Cake

Kelsey Dimberg · tasteofhome.com · 2024 · 15 servings

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

No salt, unlike 70% of recipes.

See how all 260 carrot cake recipes compare →

Get the method at tasteofhome.com →This page has the ingredients and the numbers. The instructions and photos are on the original recipe, which Recipe Lab does not republish.

How it compares

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

  • No salt at all, where 70% of recipes use some (most of those 0.3 to 1.8% of the flour weight).
  • Leavening in the middle half of recipes: 4.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%.
Carrot: 118%, 58th percentileSugar: 114%, 54th percentileFat: 78%, 51st percentileEgg: 71%, 55th percentileSpice: 2.1%, 58th percentileLeavening: 4.3%, 37th percentileSalt: 0%, 15th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 1 cup packed brown sugar≈ 220 g
  • 1/2 cup sugar≈ 100 g
  • 1 cup canola oil≈ 218 g
  • 4 large eggs≈ 200 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 cups gluten-free baking flour (with xanthan gum)≈ 280 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon≈ 3.9 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg≈ 0.7 g
  • 3 cups shredded carrots≈ 330 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened227 g
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened≈ 57 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar≈ 360 g

flour 280 gbatter 1370 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.

  • Carrot118% · 58th percentile
  • Sugar114% · 54th percentile
  • Fat78% · 51st percentile
  • Egg71% · 55th percentile
  • Spice2.1% · 58th percentile
  • Leavening4.3% · 37th percentile
  • Salt0% · 15th percentile

Oven

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

Keep exploring

Recipes most like this one

Nearest by baker's percentages: carrot, sugar, fat, egg, spice, leavening, salt.

Do something with it

Or browse all 260 carrot cake recipes.