Grammy's Kitchen · Carrot Cake · Easy Carrot Cake Recipe (VIDEO)
One of 70 carrot cake recipes we measured
from natashaskitchen.com
It ranks #5 of 70 for sweetness perceived among the carrot cake recipes we compared. 198 cooks on natashaskitchen.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 | 91% | 89% |
| total sugar | 128% | 233% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 35% | 14% |
| egg | 83% | 67% |
| leavener | 5% | 3% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| dairy | 0% | 94% |
| vegetables and beans | 165% | 107% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 240 g | 2 cups all-purpose flour (*measured correctly) |
| 200 g | 1 cup granulated sugar |
| 106 g | 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar |
| 9 g | 2 tsp baking soda |
| 4 g | 1 tsp baking powder |
| 4 g | 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp ground allspice |
| 1/4 tsp ground cloves (optional) | |
| 3 g | 1/2 tsp fine sea salt |
| 218 g | 1 cup extra light olive oil (or vegetable or canola oil) |
| 200 g | 4 large eggs (room temperature) |
| 183 g | 3/4 cup applesauce (or drained crushed pineapple) |
| 397 g | 3 cups finely grated carrots (14 oz or 6 medium carrots) |
| 109 g | 1 cup pecans (*plus more to garnish, optional) |
| 109 g | 3/4 cup golden raisins (or regular raisins, optional) |
Method: 9 steps, published by natashaskitchen.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I follow all you recipes for cakes. Can you add how to make them vegetarian? Like eggless version please? I made this several times as well as frosting recipe and chocolate cake recipe and banana bread recipes. what would you recommend how to adjust for egg” — a cook, 5.0★
“This is hands-down, the BEST carrot cake recipe out there! And maybe one of the best cakes I've ever made... I brought it to a family function and everyone loved it. The cake is fluffy, super moist, and the frosting pairs with it perfectly. Thanks, Natasha!” — a cook, 5.0★