Target · Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
A 0.071 cake (79g) serving of Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting by Target has 320 calories, 26g of sugars and 340mg of sodium, as submitted by TARGET to USDA (FoodData Central 550896, record updated Nov 1, 2017).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 550896, available Apr 1, 2019; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Computed from the values per 100 g that TARGET submitted to USDA, for the declared 79g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 232192509997
- Category
- Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes
- Records
- 1 under this UPC
How it compares with other cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 53% of the 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 88% of them.
Where the calories come from: 47% carbohydrate, 50% fat and 4% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 32.9 g | 31.8 g | 53% |
| Sodium | 430 mg | 289 mg | 88% |
| Protein | 3.8 g | 3.7 g | 52% |
| Calories | 405 | 386 | 64% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 8,749 products, one per barcode.
Other frosting in this aisle
122 of the 8,749 cakes, cupcakes, snack cakes products are named frosting. Per 100 g their median is 430 calories, 259 mg of sodium and 2.8 g of protein; 113 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Fudge Covered Golden Sponge Cake with Fudge Frosting HOSTESS | 343 mg | 417 |
| Red Velvet Cream Cheese Frosting Cake WELLSLEY FARMS | 342 mg | 418 |
| S'mores Donuts with Marshmallow Filling, Chocolaty Frosting & Crushed Graham Crackers On Top, S'mores ARCHER FARMS | 340 mg | 320 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "frosting", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): SUGAR, CARROTS, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SOYBEAN OIL, SKIM MILK, CREAM CHEESE (MILK, CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM), VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM AND SOYBEAN OILS, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60, TBHQ [PRESERVATIVE]), MARGARINE (PALM OIL, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ANNATTO EXTRACT, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA [PRESERVATIVE], VITAMIN A PALMITATE), CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, EGG YOLKS, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, EGG WHITES, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SOY LECITHIN, CINNAMON, INVERT SUGAR, SODIUM CASEINATE, XANTHAN GUM, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1.
The statement lists 23 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Sugar, Carrots, Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour (wheat Flour. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Nov 1, 2017), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement TARGET submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 550896).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Target Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting?
320 per 0.071 cake (79g) serving, and 405 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Target Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting?
340mg per serving (15% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record TARGET submitted to USDA, last updated Nov 1, 2017. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov