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Chocolate Pound Cake Recipe

baking-sense.com · 2019 · 12 slices

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More butter than 99% of recipes and more egg than 98%.

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How it compares

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

  • More butter than 99% of recipes: 150% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
  • More egg than 98% of recipes: 131% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
  • More sugar than 86% of recipes: 167% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%.
Butter: 150%, 100th percentileSugar: 167%, 87th percentileEgg: 131%, 99th percentileDairy: 33%, 44th percentileLeavening: 2.7%, 73rd percentileSalt: 0.9%, 63rd percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 3 large eggs (room temp)≈ 150 g
  • 4 egg yolks (room temp)≈ 72 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 oz whole milk (¼ cup, divided)57 g
  • 6 oz cake flour (1 ½ cups, see note)170 g
  • 2 oz Dutch process cocoa powder (½ cup)57 g
  • ¼ teaspoon table salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder (optional)≈ 7 g
  • 10 oz granulated sugar (1 ¼ cups)284 g
  • 9 oz unsalted butter (room temp)255 g

flour 170 gbatter 1062 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.

  • Butter150% · 100th percentile
  • Sugar167% · 87th percentile
  • Egg131% · 99th percentile
  • Dairy33% · 44th percentile
  • Leavening2.7% · 73rd percentile
  • Salt0.9% · 63rd percentile

Oven

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

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