Grammy's Kitchen · Carrot Cake · Brazilian Carrot Cake
One of 70 carrot cake recipes we measured
It ranks #2 of 70 for richness among the carrot cake recipes we compared. 14 cooks on littlesunnykitchen.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 | 97% | 89% |
| total sugar | 146% | 233% |
| egg | 83% | 67% |
| leavener | 3% | 3% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| liquid | 175% | 0% |
| dairy | 175% | 94% |
| chocolate | 53% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 76% | 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.
| 183 g | 3 medium carrots (peeled and chopped) |
| 200 g | 4 large eggs (at room temperature) |
| 218 g | 1 cup vegetable oil |
| 350 g | 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar |
| 240 g | 2 cups all-purpose flour |
| 8 g | 2 teaspoons baking powder |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract |
| 2 g | 1/4 teaspoon salt |
| 397 g | 14 ounces canned sweetened condensed milk |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon unsalted butter |
| 128 g | 3/4 cup semi sweet chocolate (chopped, or chocolate chips) |
| 1 g | 1/8 teaspoon salt |
| 23 g | 1-2 tablespoons milk ( or cream, if needed, to adjust consistency) |
Method: 8 steps, published by littlesunnykitchen.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This cake is off the hook. it's the best carrot cake I have made and tasted in a very long time. Cake was excellent because it had not too much sugar and carrots. would love to see more cake recipes like this one. Here in the US we eat too much sugar and salt ” — a cook, 5.0★