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Vanilla Pound Cake Recipe with Easy Strawberry Sauce

Faith Gorsky · anediblemosaic.com · 2020 · 12 servings

Against 462 pound cake recipes

No leavening, unlike 76% of recipes and more egg than 77%.

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How it compares

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

  • No leavening at all, where 76% of recipes use some (most of those 1.2 to 3.2% of the flour weight).
  • More egg than 77% of recipes: 100% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
  • No dairy at all, where 67% of recipes use some (most of those 45 to 75% of the flour weight).
  • Butter in the middle half of recipes: 100% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
Butter: 100%, 72nd percentileSugar: 113%, 47th percentileEgg: 100%, 83rd percentileDairy: 0%, 16th percentileLeavening: 0%, 12th percentileSalt: 1.3%, 75th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 1/2 pound unsalted butter (at room temperature)227 g
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract (or use an additional 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract)≈ 4.2 g
  • 1/2 pound sugar (about 1 cup + 2 tablespoons)256 g
  • 1/2 pound eggs (4 large eggs + 1 large egg yolk)227 g
  • 1/2 pound all-purpose flour (about 1 3/4 cups)227 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 3 cups sliced strawberries≈ 450 g
  • 3 tablespoons sugar≈ 38 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (or rosewater)≈ 2.1 g

flour 227 gbatter 952 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.

  • Butter100% · 72nd percentile
  • Sugar113% · 47th percentile
  • Egg100% · 83rd percentile
  • Dairy0% · 16th percentile
  • Leavening0% · 12th percentile
  • Salt1.3% · 75th percentile

Oven

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

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