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Better Than Classic Pound Cake (One Bowl, Hand Mixed)

Alexandra Stafford · alexandracooks.com · 2022 · 1 loaf

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More dairy than 93% of recipes and more salt than 96%.

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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 93% of recipes: 92% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%, about twice as much.
  • More salt than 96% of recipes: 2.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 3.5 times as much.
  • Less egg than 88% of recipes: 58% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
  • More leavening than 83% of recipes: 3.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%, about twice as much.
Butter: 87%, 38th percentileSugar: 125%, 54th percentileEgg: 58%, 11th percentileDairy: 92%, 93rd percentileLeavening: 3.5%, 84th percentileSalt: 2.3%, 97th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly225 g
  • 1 cup (200 g) plus 1 tablespoon (15 g) sugar215 g
  • 1/2 cup (110 g) turbinado or packed light-brown sugar110 g
  • 2 teaspoons (6 g) kosher salt6 g
  • 3 large eggs≈ 150 g
  • 1 cup (240 g) sour cream240 g
  • 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (use the smaller amount if you’re using vanilla bean paste, too)≈ 7 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste, optional≈ 2.1 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 2 cups (260 g) all-purpose flour260 g

flour 260 gbatter 1225 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.

  • Butter87% · 38th percentile
  • Sugar125% · 54th percentile
  • Egg58% · 11th percentile
  • Dairy92% · 93rd percentile
  • Leavening3.5% · 84th percentile
  • Salt2.3% · 97th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
10 to 15 minutes
median 60 minutes

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