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Gluten-Free Carrot Cake

wellplated.com · 2020 · 12 servings

Against 260 carrot cake recipes

Less fat than 92% of recipes and more egg 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 fat than 92% of recipes: 38% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 78%, about half as much.
  • More egg than 91% of recipes: 87% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 68%.
  • Less carrot than 84% of recipes: 76% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 107%.
  • Less leavening than 91% of recipes: 2.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%, about half as much.
Carrot: 76%, 15th percentileSugar: 93%, 36th percentileFat: 38%, 7th percentileEgg: 87%, 92nd percentileSpice: 2.8%, 77th percentileLeavening: 2.6%, 8th percentileSalt: 1.4%, 74th percentileCarrotSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (23)

  • 3 cups almond flour (plus additional for dusting pans)≈ 288 g
  • ¾ cup raw walnuts or pecans (plus additional for decorating the cake)≈ 90 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 4 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon≈ 3.9 g
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger≈ 2.6 g
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg≈ 1.3 g
  • Pinch ground cloves≈ 0.4 g
  • 5 large eggs≈ 250 g
  • ¾ cup packed dark brown sugar≈ 165 g
  • ⅓ cup pure maple syrup≈ 104 g
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 2 cups shredded carrots (about 4 medium or 10 ounces)≈ 220 g
  • ½ cup canola oil≈ 109 g
  • ¾ cup shredded unsweetened coconut≈ 178 g
  • ½ cup raisins≈ 75 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 8 ounces reduced fat cream cheese227 g
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (at room temperature)≈ 28 g
  • 2 to 3 cups powdered sugar≈ 300 g
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • ⅛ teaspoon pure almond extract≈ 0.5 g
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt≈ 1 g

flour 288 gbatter 1507 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.

  • Carrot76% · 15th percentile
  • Sugar93% · 36th percentile
  • Fat38% · 7th percentile
  • Egg87% · 92nd percentile
  • Spice2.8% · 77th percentile
  • Leavening2.6% · 8th percentile
  • Salt1.4% · 74th percentile

Oven

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

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