Pound Cake Lab462 recipes
← All pound cake recipes

Brown Sugar Pound Cake Recipe

africanbites.com · 2024 · 16

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More dairy than 77% of recipes.

See how all 462 pound cake recipes compare →

Get the method at africanbites.com →This page has the ingredients and the numbers. The instructions and photos are on the original recipe, which Recipe Lab does not republish.

How it compares

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

  • More dairy than 77% of recipes: 68% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%.
  • Egg in the middle half of recipes: 69% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
Butter: 94%, 56th percentileSugar: 144%, 66th percentileEgg: 69%, 30th percentileDairy: 68%, 78th 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
  • 2 cups (420g) firmly packed brown sugar420 g
  • ½ cup (100g) granulated sugar100 g
  • 5 large eggs, (room temperature)≈ 250 g
  • 1 tablespoon (15ml) vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • 3 cups (360g) all-purpose flour360 g
  • 1½ teaspoons (7g) baking powder7 g
  • ½ teaspoon (2-3g) salt3 g
  • 1 cup (237ml) whole milk≈ 244 g
  • ½ cup (125g) toasted pecans, (chopped (optional, but adds a nice texture and flavor))125 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • ¼ cup (60g) unsalted butter (at room temperature )60 g
  • ½ cup (105g) firmly packed brown sugar105 g
  • 2 tablespoons (30ml) heavy cream≈ 30 g
  • ⅔ cup (75-80g) powdered sugar, (sifted)80 g
  • ½ cup (125g) toasted pecans, (chopped (optional))125 g

flour 360 gbatter 1862 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
  • Sugar144% · 66th percentile
  • Egg69% · 30th percentile
  • Dairy68% · 78th percentile
  • Leavening1.9% · 55th percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 56th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
50 to 60 minutes
median 60 minutes

Keep exploring

Recipes most like this one

Nearest by baker's percentages: butter, sugar, egg, dairy, leavening, salt.

Do something with it

Or browse all 462 pound cake recipes.