Grammy's Kitchen · Carrot Cake · Carrot Cake Coffee Cake
One of 70 carrot cake recipes we measured
It ranks #5 of 70 for moistness among the carrot cake recipes we compared. 60 cooks on www.melskitchencafe.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 70.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 87% | 89% |
| total sugar | 181% | 233% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 49% | 14% |
| egg | 42% | 67% |
| leavener | 2% | 3% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| liquid | 52% | 0% |
| dairy | 75% | 94% |
| vegetables and beans | 71% | 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.
| 170 g | 3/4 cup butter, melted |
| 150 g | 3 large eggs |
| 163 g | 2/3 cup buttermilk (see note) |
| 133 g | 2/3 cup granulated sugar |
| 106 g | 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 256 g | 2 cups finely shredded carrots (see note) |
| 240 g | 2 cups all-purpose flour |
| 6 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder |
| 4 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
| 120 g | 1 cup all-purpose flour |
| 213 g | 1 cup packed light brown sugar |
| 4 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon |
| Pinch salt | |
| 114 g | 1/2 cup butter, melted |
| 85 g | 3 ounces cream cheese, softened |
| 28 g | 2 tablespoons butter, softened |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 200 g | 1 cup powdered sugar |
| 23 g | 1 to 2 tablespoons milk |
Method: 11 steps, published by www.melskitchencafe.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Not my favorite. I’m a fairly avid baker and this just didn’t work out for me. Kind of bland, toppings melted into batter… meh overall. Probably won’t revist” — a cook, 2.0★
“This cider cake is easy to make and delicious. I made it for an Easter brunch and everyone loved it. This is going into my regular rotation of coffee cakes. ” — a cook, 5.0★