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Chocolate Pound Cake

africanbites.com · 2021 · 10 -12 slices

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More dairy than 99% of recipes and more sugar than 88%.

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How it compares

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

  • More dairy than 99% of recipes: 115% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More sugar than 88% of recipes: 168% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%.
  • More butter than 85% of recipes: 108% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
  • More salt than 93% of recipes: 1.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 2.5 times as much.
Butter: 108%, 86th percentileSugar: 168%, 88th percentileEgg: 79%, 40th percentileDairy: 115%, 99th percentileLeavening: 1.3%, 45th percentileSalt: 1.9%, 94th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • ¾ cup (177 ml) hot water≈ 178 g
  • ¾ cup (75g) unsweetened cocoa powder, (not dutch-processed)75 g
  • 1 tsp (6g) instant coffee granules or espresso powder6 g
  • 1 ½ cup (340g) unsalted butter, (room temperature)340 g
  • 1 ½ cup (330g) brown sugar330 g
  • 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar200 g
  • ¾ cup (184g) sour cream184 g
  • 5 large eggs, (room temperature)≈ 250 g
  • 2 ¼ cup (315g) all-purpose flour315 g
  • ½ tsp (2g) baking powder2 g
  • ½ tsp (2g) baking soda2 g
  • 1 tsp (6g) salt6 g
  • 2 tsp (10ml) pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • ⅓ cup (80ml) heavy cream≈ 79 g
  • ¾ cup (120g) semisweet chocolate chips120 g
  • ¼ tsp (1.5g) salt1.5 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g

flour 315 gbatter 1896 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.

  • Butter108% · 86th percentile
  • Sugar168% · 88th percentile
  • Egg79% · 40th percentile
  • Dairy115% · 99th percentile
  • Leavening1.3% · 45th percentile
  • Salt1.9% · 94th percentile

Oven

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

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