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Zucchini Carrot Cake

Suzanne Podhaizer · tasteofhome.com · 2018 · 12-14 servings

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

Less carrot than 88% of recipes and more spice 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 88% of recipes: 70% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • More spice than 95% of recipes: 4.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.9%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More salt than 83% of recipes: 1.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.6%, about 3 times as much.
  • More leavening than 82% of recipes: 6.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%.
Carrot: 70%, 11th percentileSugar: 128%, 64th percentileFat: 93%, 77th percentileEgg: 64%, 39th percentileSpice: 4.6%, 96th percentileLeavening: 6.8%, 83rd percentileSalt: 1.9%, 85th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (20)

  • 4 large eggs≈ 200 g
  • 2 cups sugar≈ 400 g
  • 1-1/3 cups vegetable oil≈ 291 g
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 313 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon≈ 5 g
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves≈ 2.6 g
  • 1 teaspoon ground allspice≈ 2.6 g
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger≈ 2.6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg≈ 1.3 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 2 cups finely shredded carrots≈ 220 g
  • 2 cups finely shredded zucchini≈ 248 g
  • 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts≈ 120 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
  • 5 cups confectioners' sugar≈ 600 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • Whole or chopped pecans or walnuts for garnish, optionaln/a

flour 313 gbatter 1833 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.

  • Carrot70% · 11th percentile
  • Sugar128% · 64th percentile
  • Fat93% · 77th percentile
  • Egg64% · 39th percentile
  • Spice4.6% · 96th percentile
  • Leavening6.8% · 83rd percentile
  • Salt1.9% · 85th percentile

Oven

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

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