Grammy's Kitchen · Carrot Cake · Baked Carrot Cake Donuts
One of 70 carrot cake recipes we measured
from www.livewellbakeoften.com
It ranks #3 of 70 for moistness among the carrot cake recipes we compared.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 70.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 69% | 89% |
| total sugar | 172% | 233% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 52% | 14% |
| egg | 42% | 67% |
| leavener | 3% | 3% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| liquid | 68% | 0% |
| dairy | 139% | 94% |
| vegetables and beans | 53% | 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.
| 120 g | 1 cup Bob's Red Mill Organic Unbleached All Purpose White Flour |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon baking powder |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 0 g | 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
| 2 g | 1/4 teaspoon salt |
| 82 g | 1/3 cup buttermilk |
| 54 g | 1/4 cup vegetable or canola oil |
| 106 g | 1/2 cup brown sugar |
| 50 g | 1 large egg |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 64 g | 1/2 cup finely grated carrots |
| 85 g | 3 ounces cream cheese (softened) |
| 28 g | 2 tablespoons butter (softened) |
| 100 g | 1/2 cup powdered sugar |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon 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.