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Blood Orange Pound Cake

Ashley Manila · bakerbynature.com · 2017 · 1 - 9" loaf, 8 slices

Against 462 pound cake recipes

Less butter than 98% of recipes and more dairy than 97%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less butter than 98% of recipes: 50% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%, about half as much.
  • More dairy than 97% of recipes: 105% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • Less sugar than 88% of recipes: 91% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%.
  • More salt than 76% of recipes: 1.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about twice as much.
Butter: 50%, 2nd percentileSugar: 91%, 11th percentileEgg: 91%, 72nd percentileDairy: 105%, 98th percentileLeavening: 2.1%, 61st percentileSalt: 1.4%, 78th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 1 and 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (not packed)≈ 219 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon cardamom≈ 1.3 g
  • 1 cup granulated sugar≈ 200 g
  • 2 teaspoons orange zest, finely grated≈ 4 g
  • 1/2 cup canola oil≈ 109 g
  • 4 large eggs, at room temperature≈ 200 g
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 1 cup full-fat sour cream≈ 230 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted≈ 120 g
  • 2 tablespoons blood orange juice≈ 30 g
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest≈ 2 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g

flour 219 gbatter 979 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.

  • Butter50% · 2nd percentile
  • Sugar91% · 11th percentile
  • Egg91% · 72nd percentile
  • Dairy105% · 98th percentile
  • Leavening2.1% · 61st percentile
  • Salt1.4% · 78th percentile

Oven

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

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