Grammy's Kitchen · Carrot Cake · Carrot Cake
One of 70 carrot cake recipes we measured
196 cooks on www.spendwithpennies.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 70.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 23% | 89% |
| total sugar | 125% | 233% |
| egg | 62% | 67% |
| leavener | 5% | 3% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| liquid | 77% | 0% |
| dairy | 77% | 94% |
| vegetables and beans | 133% | 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.
| 240 g | 2 cups all-purpose flour |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons baking soda |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon baking powder |
| 4 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon |
| 0 g | 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger |
| 2 g | 1/4 teaspoon salt |
| 150 g | 3 large eggs |
| 184 g | 3/4 cup buttermilk (or sour milk, see note) |
| 122 g | 1/2 cup applesauce |
| 54 g | 1/4 cup vegetable oil |
| 300 g | 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
| 320 g | 2 1/2 cups carrot (shredded) |
| 117 g | 1 cup chopped walnuts |
| 145 g | 1 cup raisins |
| 1 cup coconut flakes (optional) | |
| 227 g | 8 ounces crushed pineapple (well drained, 1 can) |
| cream cheese frosting (optional) |
Method: 6 steps, published by www.spendwithpennies.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Awesome Carrot Cake recipe! Made it for my husband’s birthday (Jan 2026) & got rave reviews! Even the owner (friends) of the small cafe asked me for the recipe! Tried making it 3 different times & 2-9” round pans is the best! I added 1/4 tsp each of n” — a cook, 5.0★
“This is the BEST carrot cake recipe~! I substituted the ground ginger and used 1 tablespoon of fresh grated ginger root instead. Also added 1 1/2 teaspoons of nutmeg, substituted golden raisins for the black and used 3 1/2 cups of grated carrots instead of” — a cook, 5.0★