Grammy's Kitchen · Carrot Cake · Carrot Cake
One of 70 carrot cake recipes we measured
It ranks #3 of 70 for sweetness perceived among the carrot cake recipes we compared. 195 cooks on www.onceuponachef.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 | 143% | 89% |
| total sugar | 447% | 233% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 9% | 14% |
| egg | 74% | 67% |
| leavener | 3% | 3% |
| salt | 2% | 1% |
| dairy | 84% | 94% |
| vegetables and beans | 168% | 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.
| 1/2 cup dried currants | |
| 270 g | 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour, (spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off) |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons baking soda |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 4 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
| 0 g | 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice |
| 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves | |
| 88 g | 3/4 cup pecans or walnuts, (coarsely chopped) |
| 200 g | 4 large eggs |
| 300 g | 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar |
| 106 g | 1/2 cup (packed) dark brown sugar |
| 272 g | 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil |
| 454 g | 2 1/2 cups finely shredded carrots, from 1 pound of carrots (see note) |
| 227 g | 8 oz cream cheese, (at room temperature) |
| 114 g | 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, (at room temperature) |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| Pinch salt | |
| 800 g | 4 cups confectioners' sugar |
| 58 g | 1/2 cup pecans or walnuts, (coarsely chopped (optional)) |
Method: 7 steps, published by www.onceuponachef.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I made this cake yesterday for Easter weekend, it turned out fabulous, super tasty . I took advise from another posting here and I reduced the powdered sugar on the icing to 3 cups. It was perfect. This is my first time making a carrot cake from scratch. I'm g” — a cook, 5.0★
“This is my favorite carrot cake recipe. I reduce the amount of confectioners sugar in the frosting to 1 1/2 cups to highlight the flavor of the cream cheese.” — a cook, 5.0★