Common Ingredients in carrot cake Recipes

We researched the most common ingredients in over a dozen popular carrot cake recipes and found the top 15 ingredients.

The most common ingredients in carrot cake dishes are baking soda, carrots, flour and eggs.

Vanilla, oil, white sugar, butter, cream cheese, confectioners sugar, pineapple and baking powder are also common ingredients in carrot cake recipes. For herbs and spices, cinnamon is popular. Variations include:

• juice lemon in place of pineapple

Salt is in 90% of carrot cake recipes.

The average carrot cake recipe has about 17.8 ingredients, with a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 25.

In terms of directions, carrot cake recipes have about 7.1 steps on average, ranging from 4 to 17 instructions.

Ratios of Common Ingredients in Carrot Cake

For 4 eggs (224 g), the median and average amounts of other significant ingredients are below. Some ingredients are potential substitutes for others, meaning they almost never exist together in a single carrot cake recipe, and are marked below.

Ingredient	Median	Average	% of recipes with eggs	Potential subsitutions
carrots	2.7 cup (341 g)	2.8 cup (363 g)	100%
flour	2.7 cup (333 g)	2.5 cup (308 g)	100%
baking soda	1.7 teaspoon (8 g)	1.8 teaspoon (8 g)	100%
cinnamon	2.2 teaspoon (6 g)	2.2 teaspoon (6 g)	100%
salt	0.67 teaspoon (4 g)	two thirds of a teaspoon (4 g)	91%
white sugar	2 cup (400 g)	1.6 cup (321 g)	82%
vegetable oil	1 cup (218 g)	1.1 cup (237 g)	82%
cream cheese	10.7 ounce (302 g)	12.3 ounce (348 g)	73%
confectioners sugar	3.5 cup (420 g)	3 cup (363 g)	64%
baking powder	2 teaspoon (10 g)	1.8 teaspoon (9 g)	55%
pineapple	10.7 ounce (302 g)	10.4 ounce (295 g)	55%	juice lemon

Ingredients by Average Weight in Carrot Cake

We also found the average content of the significant ingredients by weight in carrot cake recipes. This would be: 19% carrots, 14% flour, 13% white sugar, 12% eggs, 11% cream cheese, 10% confectioners sugar, 9% vegetable oil, 5% pineapple, 4% butter and 2% oil.

Here are the top ingredients, listed in order of popularity.

baking soda

Baking soda is the most popular ingredient in carrot cake dishes. In fact, 100% of carrot cake recipes contain baking soda.

Baking soda is often included in carrot cake dishes in amounts of 2 teaspoons, 1 teaspoon or three quarters of a teaspoon.

In carrot cake recipes that contain baking soda, it is on average, 0.3% by weight.

For carrot cake recipes, baking soda is frequently used with carrots, flour, eggs, cinnamon, salt, vegetable oil and white sugar.

carrots

Another popular ingredient in carrot cake is carrots. From the recipes we've sampled for carrot cake, 100% have carrots.

Carrot cake dishes often call for carrots to be grated and shredded.

Carrots is often included in carrot cake dishes in amounts of 2 cups or 3 cups.

In carrot cake recipes that contain carrots, it is on average, 13% by weight.

In recipes for carrot cake, carrots is often used with flour, eggs, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, vegetable oil and white sugar.

cinnamon

Cinnamon is another common ingredient in carrot cake dishes. In fact, 100% of carrot cake recipes contain cinnamon.

Ground is a frequent preparation for cinnamon in carrot cake dishes.

Common quantities for cinnamon in carrot cake dishes include 2 teaspoons or 1 teaspoon.

In carrot cake recipes that contain cinnamon, it is on average, 0.2% by weight.

Carrots, flour, eggs, baking soda, salt, vegetable oil and white sugar are commonly used together with cinnamon in carrot cake dishes.

flour

Another popular ingredient in carrot cake is flour. From the recipes we've sampled for carrot cake, 100% have flour.

Flour is often included in carrot cake dishes in amounts of 2 cups, 3 cups or 1 cup.

In carrot cake recipes that contain flour, it is on average, 10% by weight.

For carrot cake recipes, flour is frequently used with carrots, eggs, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, vegetable oil and white sugar.

eggs

Eggs is another common ingredient in carrot cake dishes. In fact, 100% of carrot cake recipes contain eggs.

Eggs is often included in carrot cake dishes in amounts of 4 eggs, 3 eggs or 2 larges.

In carrot cake recipes that contain eggs, it is on average, 8% by weight.

In recipes for carrot cake, eggs is often used with carrots, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, vegetable oil and white sugar.

vanilla

Another popular ingredient in carrot cake is vanilla. From the recipes we've sampled for carrot cake, over 90% have vanilla.

Variations of vanilla include:

• vanilla extract: 55% of recipes

Baking soda, carrots, cream cheese, flour, eggs, confectioners sugar and cinnamon are commonly used together with vanilla in carrot cake dishes. Conversely, vanilla is not often used with vanilla extract, lemon zest, raisins, allspice and juice lemon.

oil

Oil is another common ingredient in carrot cake dishes. In fact, over 90% of carrot cake recipes contain oil.

Variations of oil include:

• vegetable oil: 82% of recipes

For carrot cake recipes, oil is frequently used with confectioners sugar, white sugar, carrots, flour, cream cheese, eggs, butter, baking soda and cinnamon.

vegetable oil

Another popular ingredient in carrot cake is vegetable oil. From the recipes we've sampled for carrot cake, over 80% have vegetable oil.

Vegetable oil is often included in carrot cake dishes in amounts of three quarters of a cup or 1 cup.

In carrot cake recipes that contain vegetable oil, it is on average, 8% by weight.

For carrot cake recipes, vegetable oil is frequently used with cinnamon, carrots, flour, eggs, baking soda, white sugar and salt.

salt

Another popular ingredient in carrot cake is salt. From the recipes we've sampled for carrot cake, over 90% have salt.

Salt is often included in carrot cake dishes in amounts of half a teaspoon or 1 teaspoon.

In carrot cake recipes that contain salt, it is on average, 0.1% by weight.

In recipes for carrot cake, salt is often used with cinnamon, carrots, flour, eggs, baking soda and white sugar.

white sugar

White sugar is another common ingredient in carrot cake dishes. In fact, over 80% of carrot cake recipes contain white sugar.

Common quantities for white sugar in carrot cake dishes include 2 cups, 1.5 cups or 1 cup.

In carrot cake recipes that contain white sugar, it is on average, 11% by weight.

Cinnamon, carrots, flour, eggs, salt, baking soda and vegetable oil are commonly used together with white sugar in carrot cake dishes.

butter

Butter is another common ingredient in carrot cake dishes. In fact, over 80% of carrot cake recipes contain butter.

Carrot cake dishes often call for butter to be softened.

Butter is often included in carrot cake dishes in amounts of half a cup or a quarter cup.

In carrot cake recipes that contain butter, it is on average, 3% by weight.

In recipes for carrot cake, butter is often used with cinnamon, baking soda, carrots, salt, flour, cream cheese, eggs and white sugar. On the other hand, butter is almost never used with brown sugar, lemon zest, raisins, allspice, ginger and juice lemon.

cream cheese

Another popular ingredient in carrot cake is cream cheese. From the recipes we've sampled for carrot cake, over 70% have cream cheese.

Softened is a frequent preparation for cream cheese in carrot cake dishes.

Common quantities for cream cheese in carrot cake dishes include 8 ounces.

In carrot cake recipes that contain cream cheese, it is on average, 11% by weight.

Baking soda, carrots, flour, eggs, cinnamon, confectioners sugar, white sugar, salt and vegetable oil are commonly used together with cream cheese in carrot cake dishes. Conversely, cream cheese is not often used with raisins.

confectioners sugar

Confectioners sugar is another common ingredient in carrot cake dishes. In fact, over 60% of carrot cake recipes contain confectioners sugar.

Confectioners sugar is often included in carrot cake dishes in amounts of 2 cups.

In carrot cake recipes that contain confectioners sugar, it is on average, 12% by weight.

For carrot cake recipes, confectioners sugar is frequently used with baking soda, carrots, flour, cream cheese, eggs, cinnamon, white sugar, salt and vegetable oil. However, raisins is almost never used together with confectioners sugar in carrot cake dishes.

pineapple

Another popular ingredient in carrot cake is pineapple. From the recipes we've sampled for carrot cake, over 60% have pineapple.

Variations of pineapple include:

• pineapple juice: 18% of recipes

In recipes for carrot cake, pineapple is often used with carrots, cinnamon, flour, eggs, vegetable oil, baking soda, cream cheese, salt and walnuts.

Potential substitutions for pineapple in carrot cake:

• juice lemon

baking powder

Baking powder is another common ingredient in carrot cake dishes. In fact, over 55% of carrot cake recipes contain baking powder.

Common quantities for baking powder in carrot cake dishes include 1 teaspoon.

In carrot cake recipes that contain baking powder, it is on average, 0.3% by weight.

Baking soda, cinnamon, carrots, flour, eggs, vegetable oil, cream cheese and salt are commonly used together with baking powder in carrot cake dishes. Conversely, baking powder is not often used with pineapple juice and raisins.

Other carrot cake Ingredients

Other significant ingredients used in carrot cake recipes include:

• walnuts - 55%
• coconut - 45%
• pecans - 35%
• brown sugar - 35%
• buttermilk - 25%
• lemon zest - 25%
• raisins - 15%
• allspice - 15%
• ginger - 15%
• juice lemon - 15%

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