Grammy's Kitchen · Carrot Cake · Carrot Cake with Pineapple and Coconut
One of 70 carrot cake recipes we measured
It ranks #5 of 70 for crumb tenderness among the carrot cake recipes we compared. 28 cooks on www.favfamilyrecipes.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 | 161% | 89% |
| total sugar | 667% | 233% |
| egg | 62% | 67% |
| leavener | 4% | 3% |
| salt | 2% | 1% |
| dairy | 94% | 94% |
| vegetables and beans | 107% | 107% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 150 g | 3 eggs |
| 240 g | 2 cups flour |
| 400 g | 2 cups sugar |
| 272 g | 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil (coconut oil works great too) |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons baking soda |
| 6 g | 2 teaspoons cinnamon |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons vanilla |
| 1 cup shredded coconut | |
| 117 g | 1 cup nuts (walnuts or pecans chopped) |
| 1 cup crushed pineapple (drained) | |
| 256 g | 2 cups carrot (shredded) |
| 227 g | 8 ounces cream cheese (-softened) |
| 114 g | 8 tablespoons butter (or margarine-softened) |
| 1200 g | 6 cups powdered sugar |
| 6 g | 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla |
| splash of milk (optional for consistency ) |
Method: 12 steps, published by www.favfamilyrecipes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Added extra cinnamon, cardamon and raisins. In addition to the pecans, coconut and carrots :) I cut back the sugar to 1.5C as the coconut was sweetened. Made 2 9" rounds. Very dense, rich and keeps beautifully!” — a cook, 5.0★
“This cake was amazing; moist and perfect, the coconut and pineapple added delicious flavor, this was the perfect addition to brunch!!” — a cook, 5.0★