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Cream Cheese Pound Cake

africanbites.com · 2018 · 8 -10 slices

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More egg than 77% of recipes and no salt, unlike 75%.

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How it compares

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

  • More egg than 77% of recipes: 100% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
  • No salt at all, where 75% of recipes use some (most of those 0.5 to 1.5% of the flour weight).
  • More dairy than 83% of recipes: 77% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%.
Butter: 94%, 54th percentileSugar: 150%, 69th percentileEgg: 100%, 83rd percentileDairy: 77%, 84th percentileLeavening: 2.7%, 73rd percentileSalt: 0%, 12th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 2½ Sticks (282grams ) unsalted butter (room temperature)282 g
  • 1 8 ounces (230grams) cream cheese (room temperature)230 g
  • 2 1/2 cups (450grams) sugar ((Use 2 cups if desired))450 g
  • 6 large eggs≈ 300 g
  • 2 ½ cups (300grams) all-purpose flour300 g
  • 2 teaspoons (8 grams ) baking powder8 g
  • 1 teaspoon grated lime≈ 4.9 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla flavor≈ 8 g
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg≈ 1.3 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 6 tablespoons water≈ 89 g
  • 2 tablespoon fresh lime juice≈ 30 g
  • 2 tablespoon unsalted butter≈ 28 g
  • 1/4 lightly packed spearmint leavesn/a
  • 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar≈ 180 g
  • 2 teaspoon finely grated zest≈ 4 g

flour 300 gbatter 1585 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% · 54th percentile
  • Sugar150% · 69th percentile
  • Egg100% · 83rd percentile
  • Dairy77% · 84th percentile
  • Leavening2.7% · 73rd percentile
  • Salt0% · 12th percentile

Oven

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

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