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Surprise Carrot Cake

Taste of Home Editorial Team · tasteofhome.com · 2018 · 16 servings

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More salt than 91% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • 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 in the middle half of recipes: 132% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
Carrot: 132%, 75th percentileSugar: 140%, 73rd percentileFat: 87%, 64th percentileEgg: 60%, 28th 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)

  • 3 cups shredded carrots≈ 330 g
  • 1-3/4 cups sugar≈ 350 g
  • 1 cup canola oil≈ 218 g
  • 3 large eggs, room temperature≈ 150 g
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon≈ 5 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans≈ 55 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened227 g
  • 1/4 cup sugar≈ 50 g
  • 1 large egg, room temperature≈ 50 g
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened≈ 57 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar≈ 480 g

flour 250 gbatter 1376 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
  • Sugar140% · 73rd percentile
  • Fat87% · 64th percentile
  • Egg60% · 28th percentile
  • Spice2.1% · 58th percentile
  • Leavening4.8% · 47th percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 94th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
55 to 60 minutes
median 40 minutes

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