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Lemon Pound Cake

bakedbyanintrovert.com · 2023 · 12

Against 462 pound cake recipes

Less sugar than 93% of recipes and more dairy than 95%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less sugar than 93% of recipes: 80% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%.
  • More dairy than 95% of recipes: 96% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%, about twice as much.
  • More salt than 96% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 3.5 times as much.
  • More leavening than 78% of recipes: 3.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%, about twice as much.
Butter: 91%, 48th percentileSugar: 80%, 5th percentileEgg: 67%, 24th percentileDairy: 96%, 95th percentileLeavening: 3.1%, 80th percentileSalt: 2.4%, 98th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour≈ 375 g
  • 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder≈ 12 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt≈ 9 g
  • 1 ½ cups unsalted butter (softened to room temperature)≈ 341 g
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar≈ 300 g
  • 5 large eggs (at room temperature)≈ 250 g
  • ½ cup full-fat sour cream (at room temperature)≈ 115 g
  • ⅓ cup fresh lemon juice≈ 79 g
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest (from about 1 lemon)≈ 6 g
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 1 cup whole milk (at room temperature)≈ 244 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar (sifted)≈ 120 g
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice≈ 44 g

flour 375 gbatter 1738 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.

  • Butter91% · 48th percentile
  • Sugar80% · 5th percentile
  • Egg67% · 24th percentile
  • Dairy96% · 95th percentile
  • Leavening3.1% · 80th percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 98th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
55 to 70 minutes
median 60 minutes

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