Grammy's Kitchen · Carrot Cake · Sheet Pan Carrot Cake
One of 70 carrot cake recipes we measured
from tastesbetterfromscratch.com
It ranks #1 of 70 for richness among the carrot cake recipes we compared. 4 cooks on tastesbetterfromscratch.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 | 82% | 89% |
| total sugar | 407% | 233% |
| egg | 56% | 67% |
| leavener | 5% | 3% |
| salt | 3% | 1% |
| liquid | 104% | 0% |
| dairy | 188% | 94% |
| vegetables and beans | 90% | 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.
| 270 g | 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour |
| 7 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda |
| 6 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder |
| 9 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt |
| 7 g | 2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice |
| 150 g | 3 large eggs |
| 2/3 cup crushed pineapple (, not drained) | |
| 109 g | 1/2 cup oil ((vegetable, canola or avocado oil)) |
| 122 g | 1/2 cup milk |
| 6 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
| 400 g | 2 cups granulated sugar |
| 244 g | 4 large carrots (, washed and peeled) |
| 114 g | 1/2 cup butter (, room temperature) |
| 227 g | 8 ounces cream cheese (, softened) |
| 700 g | 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 159 g | 2/3 cup heavy whipping cream |
| orange and green food coloring (, for carrot design if desired) |
Method: 8 steps, published by tastesbetterfromscratch.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I plan to make this the day before for Easter. Does this need to be covered in the fridge if I leave it overnight? Trying to think of a creative way of covering the sheet pan without ruining the frosting and can’t come up with anything lol. Thanks so much!” — a cook, 5.0★
“Made this for Easter and the family loved it. Will be a new staple on my menu when entertaining. Just wondering what the nutrition (calorie) info is? I left out the whipped cream from the frosting and we never missed it.” — a cook, 5.0★