Grammy's Kitchen · Carrot Cake · Carrot Cake
One of 70 carrot cake recipes we measured
from www.culinaryhill.com
It ranks #3 of 70 for sweetness perceived among the carrot cake recipes we compared. 9 cooks on www.culinaryhill.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 | 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.
| 240 g | 2 cups all-purpose flour |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons baking soda |
| 4 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon Salt |
| 272 g | 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil ((see note 1)) |
| 200 g | 1 cup granulated sugar |
| 213 g | 1 cup brown sugar (packed) |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 200 g | 4 eggs |
| 384 g | 3 cups carrots (peeled and grated (about 5 to 6, see note 2)) |
| 145 g | 1 cup raisins ((see note 3)) |
| 54 g | 1/2 cup toasted pecans (coarsely chopped) |
| 227 g | 8 ounces cream cheese (softened (see note 4)) |
| 114 g | 1/2 cup butter (softened (1 stick)) |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 1000 g | 5 cups powdered sugar |
| toasted pecans (coarsely chopped, for topping, optional) | |
| Candied carrot curls (for topping, optional) |
Method: 10 steps, published by www.culinaryhill.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This is an incredibly moist and delicious cake. If your can read directions, you can make this cake. It even gets better and better with a couple days in the fridge. So if you have the time, plan ahead. Be prepared for rave reviews if you’re serving to gue” — a cook, 5.0★
“Hi Meggan, your carrot cake was great. I added 1/4 cup finely chopped candied ginger. Fabulous. love the amt of carrots and raisons. Will make the candied carrot curls whenever sharing this cake! MG” — a cook, 5.0★