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Best Sourdough Carrot Cake

Emilie Raffa · theclevercarrot.com · 2019 · 1 / (1x) 9 x 13-inch cake

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

Less egg than 98% of recipes and more sugar than 91%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less egg than 98% of recipes: 28% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 68%, about half as much.
  • More sugar than 91% of recipes: 161% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • More fat than 93% of recipes: 117% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
Carrot: 121%, 64th percentileSugar: 161%, 92nd percentileFat: 117%, 93rd percentileEgg: 28%, 1st percentileSpice: 2.1%, 58th percentileLeavening: 4.8%, 47th percentileSalt: 0.6%, 51st percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (18)

  • 2 cups (400 g) sugar400 g
  • 1 1/3 cups (320 ml) olive oil≈ 291 g
  • 3 extra-large eggs (70 g each), at room temperature70 g
  • 1/2 cup (120 g) leftover sourdough starter (see note)120 g
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 cups (240 g) all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled240 g
  • 2 tsp chai spice≈ 5 g
  • 2 tsp baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 1/4 tsp fine sea salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 3 cups (300 g) grated carrots300 g
  • 1 level tbsp. all-purpose flour≈ 8 g
  • 1/2- 1 cup (75 g- 150 g) raisins (optional)75 g
  • 1/2- 1 cup (60 g -120 g) chopped walnuts (optional)60 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 8 oz (226 g) mascarpone cheese, softened226 g
  • 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese, softened226 g
  • 2 cups (250 g) powdered sugar, sifted250 g
  • fat pinch of fine sea saltn/a
  • Pastel chocolate eggs (optional)n/a

flour 248 gbatter 1586 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.

  • Carrot121% · 64th percentile
  • Sugar161% · 92nd percentile
  • Fat117% · 93rd percentile
  • Egg28% · 1st percentile
  • Spice2.1% · 58th percentile
  • Leavening4.8% · 47th percentile
  • Salt0.6% · 51st percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
40 to 50 minutes
median 40 minutes

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