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Carrot cake : Ricetta originale e Consigli

Original in Italian

Simona Mirto · tavolartegusto.it · 2020 · 8

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

Less sugar than 81% of recipes and more leavening than 85%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less sugar than 81% of recipes: 77% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • More leavening than 85% of recipes: 7.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%.
  • No salt at all, where 70% of recipes use some (most of those 0.3 to 1.8% of the flour weight).
Carrot: 100%, 40th percentileSugar: 77%, 18th percentileFat: 80%, 52nd percentileEgg: 67%, 46th percentileSpice: 0.9%, 29th percentileLeavening: 7.3%, 86th percentileSalt: 0%, 15th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 300 gr di farina ’00300 g
  • 300 gr di carote fresche (pesate crude)300 g
  • 240 gr di olio di semi di girasole oppure di lino240 g
  • 230 gr di zucchero di canna grezzo (in alternativa zucchero semolato)230 g
  • 4 uova medie≈ 200 g
  • 100 gr di noci100 g
  • 1 cucchiaino colmo di cannella in polvere≈ 2.6 g
  • 1 cucchiaino di estratto di vaniglia (oppure vaniglia in polvere)≈ 4.2 g
  • una bustina di lievito per dolci16 g
  • 1 cucchiaino raso di bicarbonato≈ 6 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 500 gr di formaggio spalmabile tipo philadephia (che potete sostituire con mascarpone)500 g
  • 200 gr di zucchero a velo200 g
  • 2 cucchiaini di estratto di vaniglia oppure 1 bustina di vaniglia≈ 8 g
  • 3 cucchiai di noci tritate per guarnire≈ 23 g

flour 300 gbatter 1399 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.

  • Carrot100% · 40th percentile
  • Sugar77% · 18th percentile
  • Fat80% · 52nd percentile
  • Egg67% · 46th percentile
  • Spice0.9% · 29th percentile
  • Leavening7.3% · 86th percentile
  • Salt0% · 15th percentile

Oven

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

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