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Pineapple Carrot Cake

Suzanne S. Wiley · tasteofhome.com · 2018 · 12 servings

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More fat than 95% of recipes and less carrot than 86%.

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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 95% of recipes: 131% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
  • Less carrot than 86% of recipes: 73% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • More sugar than 81% of recipes: 160% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • More salt than 91% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.6%, about 4 times as much.
Carrot: 73%, 13th percentileSugar: 160%, 86th percentileFat: 131%, 96th percentileEgg: 80%, 76th percentileSpice: 2.1%, 58th percentileLeavening: 4.8%, 47th percentileSalt: 2.4%, 94th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 2 cups sugar≈ 400 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon≈ 5 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1-1/2 cups canola oil≈ 327 g
  • 4 large eggs, room temperature≈ 200 g
  • 3 jars (4 ounces each ) carrot baby food≈ 183 g
  • 1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, drained227 g
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts≈ 60 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
  • 3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar≈ 450 g
  • Additional chopped walnuts and edible blossoms, optionaln/a

flour 250 gbatter 1670 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.

  • Carrot73% · 13th percentile
  • Sugar160% · 86th percentile
  • Fat131% · 96th percentile
  • Egg80% · 76th percentile
  • Spice2.1% · 58th percentile
  • Leavening4.8% · 47th percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 94th percentile

Oven

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

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