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Carrot Cake

thebakingexplorer.com · 2018 · 16

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More spice than 89% of recipes and no salt, unlike 70%.

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How it compares

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

  • More spice than 89% of recipes: 3.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.9%, about twice as much.
  • No salt at all, where 70% of recipes use some (most of those 0.3 to 1.8% of the flour weight).
Carrot: 103%, 46th percentileSugar: 84%, 28th percentileFat: 84%, 56th percentileEgg: 64%, 36th percentileSpice: 3.7%, 90th percentileLeavening: 5.6%, 69th percentileSalt: 0%, 15th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (19)

  • 200 g Self raising flour200 g
  • 115 g Wholemeal plain flour115 g
  • 265 g Light brown soft sugar265 g
  • 1 tsp Baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1/2 tsp Bicarbonate of soda≈ 3 g
  • 3 tsp Mixed spice≈ 8 g
  • 1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon≈ 3.9 g
  • 265 g Vegetable oil265 g
  • 4 Eggs (large)≈ 200 g
  • 1 Orange (zest and juice)n/a
  • 325 g Carrots (grated)325 g
  • 95 g Pecans (chopped)95 g
  • 95 g Sultanas95 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 200 g Butter (softened)200 g
  • 200 g Icing sugar200 g
  • 400 g Full fat cream cheese (I use Philadelphia)400 g
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • Fondant carrot decorationsn/a
  • 4 Pecans (chopped)n/a

flour 315 gbatter 1579 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. Leavening includes the baking powder in the self-rising flour, counted as 5% of its weight.

  • Carrot103% · 46th percentile
  • Sugar84% · 28th percentile
  • Fat84% · 56th percentile
  • Egg64% · 36th percentile
  • Spice3.7% · 90th percentile
  • Leavening5.6% · 69th percentile
  • Salt0% · 15th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
40 to 45 minutes
median 40 minutes

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