Strawberry Pound Cake

Ingredients (19)

• 2 and 1/2 cups (330g) all-purpose flour (*for best results, use a digital scale or lightly scoop your flour into the measuring cup)330 g
• 1 and 1/4 teaspoons baking powder≈ 6 g
• 3/4 teaspoon salt≈ 4.5 g
• 1 cup (227g) unsalted butter (room temperature )227 g
• 1 cup (227g) full-fat cream cheese (room temperature )227 g
• 2 cups (397g) granulated sugar397 g
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoons almond extract (optional, but recommended )≈ 6 g
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
• 5 large eggs (room temperature )≈ 250 g
• 1/4 cup (57ml) whole milk≈ 61 g
• 1/4 cup (57ml) neutral oil (such as canola or vegetable oil)≈ 55 g
• 1/2 cup strawberry preserves≈ 75 g
• 2 16 ounce containers (908g) fresh strawberries908 g
• 2 cups sliced almonds≈ 240 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• 1 and 1/2 cups (340g) unsalted butter (room temperature )340 g
• 4 cups (456g) confectioners sugar (sifted )456 g
• 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
• 1/3 cup (76ml) heavy cream≈ 79 g
• 6 ounces (170g) quality white chocolate (not chocolate chips) (chopped, melted, and cooled for 5 minutes )170 g

flour 330 gbatter 2790 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.

• Butter85% · 36th percentile · median 91%
• Sugar120% · 52nd percentile · median 120%
• Egg76% · 38th percentile · median 80%
• Dairy87% · 91st percentile · median 46%
• Leavening1.8% · 52nd percentile · median 1.6%
• Salt1.4% · 78th percentile · median 0.7%

Oven

Temperature

325°F / 165°C

median 350°F

Time

60 to 65 minutes

median 60 minutes