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Easy Carrot Cake

thereciperebel.com · 2022 · 12 servings

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

Close to the middle of 260 carrot cake recipes on every ingredient.

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How it compares

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

  • Fat in the middle half of recipes: 64% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
  • Leavening in the middle half of recipes: 4.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%.
Carrot: 113%, 55th percentileSugar: 116%, 56th percentileFat: 64%, 29th percentileEgg: 68%, 51st percentileSpice: 1.8%, 49th percentileLeavening: 4.2%, 34th percentileSalt: 1%, 59th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (19)

  • ½ cup unsalted butter, (room temperature)≈ 114 g
  • 1 cup brown sugar, (packed (190g))190 g
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar ((150g))150 g
  • ⅓ cup oil≈ 73 g
  • 4 large eggs≈ 200 g
  • 1 cup low-fat buttermilk≈ 244 g
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1½ teaspoons cinnamon≈ 3.9 g
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger≈ 1.3 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 2¼ cups all-purpose flour, (fluffed and levelled (293g))293 g
  • 3 cups shredded carrots≈ 330 g
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)≈ 120 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 package cream cheese, (cold (8oz or 250g))250 g
  • 1¼ cups powdered sugar≈ 150 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream, (cold)≈ 476 g

flour 293 gbatter 1746 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.

  • Carrot113% · 55th percentile
  • Sugar116% · 56th percentile
  • Fat64% · 29th percentile
  • Egg68% · 51st percentile
  • Spice1.8% · 49th percentile
  • Leavening4.2% · 34th percentile
  • Salt1% · 59th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
18 to 20 minutes
median 40 minutes

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