Grammy's Kitchen · Carrot Cake · Pineapple Carrot Cake
One of 70 carrot cake recipes we measured
from www.livewellbakeoften.com
86 cooks on www.livewellbakeoften.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 | 111% | 89% |
| total sugar | 256% | 233% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 47% | 14% |
| egg | 80% | 67% |
| leavener | 5% | 3% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| dairy | 91% | 94% |
| vegetables and beans | 120% | 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.
| 250 g | 2 cups (250 grams) all-purpose flour |
| 8 g | 2 teaspoons baking powder |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon baking soda |
| 4 g | 1 and 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 164 g | 3/4 cup (180ml) canola or vegetable oil |
| 200 g | 4 large eggs (, room temperature) |
| 300 g | 1 and 1/2 cups (300 grams) packed light brown sugar |
| 100 g | 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar |
| 227 g | 1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple (, drained) |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract |
| 300 g | 3 cups (300 grams) grated carrots (, lightly packed) |
| 90 g | 3/4 cup (90 grams) chopped walnuts |
| 75 g | 1/2 cup (75 grams) raisins ((optional)) |
| 227 g | 1 (8-ounce) package brick style cream cheese (, softened to room temperature) |
| 115 g | 1/2 cup (115 grams) unsalted butter (, softened to room temperature) |
| 240 g | 2 cups (240 grams) powdered sugar |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract |
Method: 8 steps, published by www.livewellbakeoften.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I am not in the habit of leaving reviews, but with the amount of praise I received I felt it necessary! I made this recipe into a triple layer 10 in cake on request. I topped it with beautiful edible flowers. I even receive messages from people who heard ab” — a cook, 5.0★
“Finally found a recipe for pineapple carrot cake with nuts and raisins that doesn't have coconut (husband is allergic). Cake was absolutely delicious! I made it in the 9x13 pan, with half white and half brown sugar since I only had dark, and it turned out pe” — a cook, 5.0★