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Sweet Potato Pound Cake

africanbites.com · 2026 · 12

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More leavening than 88% 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.

  • More leavening than 88% of recipes: 4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 100% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%.
  • Egg in the middle half of recipes: 67% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
  • Butter in the middle half of recipes: 76% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
Butter: 76%, 28th percentileSugar: 100%, 24th percentileEgg: 67%, 24th percentileDairy: 38%, 47th percentileLeavening: 4%, 89th percentileSalt: 1%, 65th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (20)

  • 2½ cups (300g) all-purpose flour300 g
  • 1½ teaspoon (6g) baking powder6 g
  • 1 teaspoon (6g) baking soda6 g
  • 2 teaspoons (5g) cinnamon5 g
  • 1 teaspoon (2g) nutmeg2 g
  • 1-2 tablespoons (6-12g) orange zest12 g
  • ½ teaspoon (3g) salt3 g
  • ¾ cup (150g) granulated sugar150 g
  • ¾ cup (150g) brown sugar, (packed)150 g
  • 8 ounces (227g) unsalted butter227 g
  • 4 large eggs≈ 200 g
  • 1½ cups (360g) mashed sweet potatoes360 g
  • ½ cup (113g) sour cream113 g
  • 2 teaspoons (10ml) vanilla extract≈ 8 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • ¼ cup (60g) unsalted butter60 g
  • ¾ cup (150g) brown sugar150 g
  • 3-4 tablespoons (42-30g) heavy cream30 g
  • ¼ teaspoon (1-2g) salt2 g
  • 2 cups (240g) powdered sugar240 g
  • ½ teaspoon (3ml) vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g

flour 300 gbatter 1542 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.

  • Butter76% · 28th percentile
  • Sugar100% · 24th percentile
  • Egg67% · 24th percentile
  • Dairy38% · 47th percentile
  • Leavening4% · 89th percentile
  • Salt1% · 65th percentile

Oven

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

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