Grammy's Kitchen · Carrot Cake · Carrot Cake Bread
One of 70 carrot cake recipes we measured
from tastesbetterfromscratch.com
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 70.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 148% | 89% |
| total sugar | 371% | 233% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 19% | 14% |
| egg | 67% | 67% |
| leavener | 3% | 3% |
| salt | 2% | 1% |
| dairy | 151% | 94% |
| vegetables and beans | 128% | 107% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 100 g | 1/2 cup granulated sugar |
| 106 g | 1/2 cup light brown sugar (, packed) |
| 100 g | 2 eggs (, room temperature) |
| 81 g | 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce (, or plain Greek yogurt) |
| 54 g | 1/4 cup oil (, (vegetable or canola oil)) |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 128 g | 1 cup carrot (, grated ) |
| 180 g | 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour |
| 3 g | 3/4 teaspoon baking soda |
| 3 g | 3/4 teaspoon baking powder |
| 4 g | 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 6 g | 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice |
| 57 g | 2 oz cream cheese |
| 28 g | 2 Tablespoons butter |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 150 g | 3/4 cup powdered sugar |
Method: 6 steps, published by tastesbetterfromscratch.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.