Grammy's Kitchen · Carrot Cake · Carrot Cake
One of 70 carrot cake recipes we measured
from www.chelseasmessyapron.com
It ranks #2 of 70 for crumb tenderness among the carrot cake recipes we compared. 9 cooks on www.chelseasmessyapron.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 | 185% | 89% |
| total sugar | 716% | 233% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 19% | 14% |
| egg | 104% | 67% |
| leavener | 4% | 3% |
| salt | 4% | 1% |
| liquid | 2% | 0% |
| dairy | 189% | 94% |
| vegetables and beans | 160% | 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.
| 240 g | 2 cups flour |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons baking soda |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 4 g | 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg |
| 0 g | 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger |
| 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves | |
| 218 g | 1 cup vegetable oil |
| 61 g | 1/4 cup applesauce |
| 320 g | 1-1/2 cups light brown sugar |
| 100 g | 1/2 cup granulated sugar |
| 10 g | 3/4 tablespoon vanilla extract |
| 200 g | 4 large eggs |
| 384 g | 3 cups finely grated carrots (on small side of grater) |
| 454 g | 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese (room temperature) |
| 227 g | 16 tablespoons unsalted butter (room temperature) |
| 6 g | 1-1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 1200 g | 6 cups powdered sugar |
| 50 g | 1 large egg white (discard the yolk or save it for another recipe) |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon water |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 100 g | 1/2 cup granulated sugar |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 218 g | 2 cups pecan halves |
Method: 8 steps, published by www.chelseasmessyapron.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This cake was the hit of our Easter dinner. I was a little curious about the lemon curd with carrot cake, but it was absolutley delish and really balanced out the sweetness of the cake. It did take awhile to make, but my family all said it was the best cake ” — a cook, 5.0★
“We love carrot cake, I loved this recipe!! The spices were perfect and the cream cheese frosting was out of this world. Super moist and following your tips about parchment paper was fantastic.” — a cook, 5.0★