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Perfect Carrot Cake Recipe

thesaltymarshmallow.com · 2020 · 10

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

More fat than 87% of recipes and more sugar than 81%.

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How it compares

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

  • More fat than 87% of recipes: 109% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%.
  • More sugar than 81% of recipes: 160% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • More salt than 91% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.6%, about 4 times as much.
  • More spice than 88% of recipes: 3.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.9%.
Carrot: 132%, 75th percentileSugar: 160%, 86th percentileFat: 109%, 88th percentileEgg: 80%, 76th percentileSpice: 3.6%, 89th percentileLeavening: 4.8%, 47th percentileSalt: 2.4%, 94th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 2 cups of Sugar≈ 400 g
  • 1 1/4 Cups Vegetable or Canola Oil≈ 273 g
  • 4 Large Eggs≈ 200 g
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Soda≈ 12 g
  • 1 teaspoon of Salt≈ 6 g
  • 2 cups All Purpose Flour≈ 250 g
  • 2 teaspoons Cinnamon≈ 5 g
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg≈ 2.6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cloves≈ 1.3 g
  • 3 cups of Grated Carrots≈ 330 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 8 oz. of Cream Cheese227 g
  • 2 - 3 cups of Powdered Sugar≈ 300 g
  • 1/4 a cup of Melted Butter≈ 28 g
  • 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract≈ 8 g
  • 1/2-1 Cup Chopped Pecans (optional)≈ 83 g

flour 250 gbatter 1480 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.

  • Carrot132% · 75th percentile
  • Sugar160% · 86th percentile
  • Fat109% · 88th percentile
  • Egg80% · 76th percentile
  • Spice3.6% · 89th percentile
  • Leavening4.8% · 47th percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 94th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
20 to 23 minutes
median 40 minutes

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