Grammy's Kitchen · Carrot Cake · Carrot Cake
One of 70 carrot cake recipes we measured
from tastesbetterfromscratch.com
253 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 | 88% | 89% |
| total sugar | 210% | 233% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 14% | 14% |
| egg | 56% | 67% |
| leavener | 3% | 3% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| liquid | 34% | 0% |
| dairy | 113% | 94% |
| vegetables and beans | 94% | 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.
| 300 g | 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar ((300g)) |
| 147 g | 2/3 cup light brown sugar ((147g), firmly packed) |
| 198 g | 1 cup oil ((198g), vegetable or canola oil) |
| 114 g | 1/2 cup buttermilk ((114g)) |
| 200 g | 4 large eggs (, room temperature) |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
| 128 g | 1/2 cup crushed pineapple (* (128g)) |
| 281 g | 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour ((281g)) |
| 6 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon baking soda |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 0 g | 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
| 248 g | 2 1/2 cups carrots (, finely grated, about 3-4 large carrots (248g)) |
| 114 g | 1 cup chopped pecans (, optional (114g)) |
| 149 g | 1 cup golden raisins (, optional (149g)) |
| 454 g | 16 ounces cream cheese ((454g), softened) |
| 170 g | 3/4 cup butter ((170g), softened) |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
| 900 g | 4-5 cups powdered sugar ((480-600g)) |
Method: 8 steps, published by tastesbetterfromscratch.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Delicious. I made a few tweaks to the basics bc I don’t keep buttermilk (subbed plain yogurts) or the listed oils (subbed avocado and coconut oils) on hand but overall the end product was delicious. I love the addition of pineapple!! Whole family gobbled it up” — a cook, 5.0★
“Excellent recipe!! I made this for an Easter brunch and it was a huge hit. I grated the carrots super thin by hand (a lot of work - worth it). I also doubled the cinnamon and nutmeg to make the spices shine a bit more. Will absolutely be making again - thank y” — a cook, 5.0★