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bakeschool.com · 2018 · 10

Against 462 pound cake recipes

Less butter than 98% of recipes and less sugar than 91%.

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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: 48% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%, about half as much.
  • Less sugar than 91% of recipes: 84% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%.
  • Less egg than 83% of recipes: 60% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
  • More salt than 79% of recipes: 1.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about twice as much.
Butter: 48%, 1st percentileSugar: 84%, 8th percentileEgg: 60%, 15th percentileDairy: 42%, 48th percentileLeavening: 1.9%, 55th percentileSalt: 1.5%, 81st percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (20)

  • 90 grams unsalted butter (melted)90 g
  • 90 grams buttermilk (1 % fat)90 g
  • 30 grams canola oil30 g
  • 12.5 mL pure vanilla extract≈ 11 g
  • 3 large egg(s)≈ 150 g
  • 240 grams cake flour240 g
  • 180 grams granulated sugar180 g
  • 30 grams light brown sugar30 g
  • 30 grams rolled oats (or large flake oats)30 g
  • 15 mL ground coffee beans≈ 15 g
  • 5 mL baking powder≈ 4.7 g
  • 5 mL Diamond Crystal fine kosher salt≈ 3.7 g
  • 75 grams mini chocolate chips75 g
  • 50 grams butterscotch chips50 g
  • 50 grams graham cracker crumbs50 g
  • 10 grams bleached all-purpose flour10 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 65 grams mini chocolate chips65 g
  • 2.5 mL canola oil≈ 2.3 g
  • 25 grams potato chips25 g
  • 25 grams mini pretzels25 g

flour 250 gbatter 1059 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.

  • Butter48% · 1st percentile
  • Sugar84% · 8th percentile
  • Egg60% · 15th percentile
  • Dairy42% · 48th percentile
  • Leavening1.9% · 55th percentile
  • Salt1.5% · 81st percentile

Oven

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

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