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7UP Pound Cake

africanbites.com · 2025 · 12

Against 462 pound cake recipes

No dairy, unlike 67% of recipes.

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How it compares

Against the typical cake: the median of 462 pound cake recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • No dairy at all, where 67% of recipes use some (most of those 45 to 75% of the flour weight).
  • Egg in the middle half of recipes: 69% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
Butter: 94%, 56th percentileSugar: 139%, 63rd percentileEgg: 69%, 30th percentileDairy: 0%, 16th percentileLeavening: 1.9%, 55th percentileSalt: 0.8%, 56th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 1½ cups (340g) unsalted butter, (softened)340 g
  • 2½ cups (500g) sugar500 g
  • 5 large eggs (at room temperature)≈ 250 g
  • 3 cups (360g) all-purpose flour360 g
  • ½ teaspoon (2-3g) baking soda3 g
  • 1 teaspoon (4g) baking powder4 g
  • ½ teaspoon (3g) salt3 g
  • 1 cup (237ml) 7UP≈ 237 g
  • 1 tablespoon (15ml) vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • 1 lime ((zest and juice))n/a
  • 1 lemon ((zest and juice))n/a

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1½-2 cups (170-230g) confectioners' sugar230 g
  • 1 tablespoon (15ml) lemon juice ((or lime juice))≈ 15 g
  • ½ teaspoon grated lemon zest ((or lime zest))≈ 1 g
  • 1-2 tablespoons (15-30ml) 7UP≈ 22 g

flour 360 gbatter 1710 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 462 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Butter94% · 56th percentile
  • Sugar139% · 63rd percentile
  • Egg69% · 30th percentile
  • Dairy0% · 16th percentile
  • Leavening1.9% · 55th percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 56th percentile

Oven

Temperature
300°F / 150°C
median 350°F
Time
70 minutes
median 60 minutes

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