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Lemon Yogurt Pound Cake Recipe

baking-sense.com · 2021 · 12 slices

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More butter than 88% of recipes and more sugar than 89%.

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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 88% of recipes: 113% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
  • More sugar than 89% of recipes: 175% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%.
Butter: 113%, 89th percentileSugar: 175%, 90th percentileEgg: 82%, 60th percentileDairy: 50%, 55th percentileLeavening: 2%, 58th percentileSalt: 0.7%, 49th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 3 large eggs (room temp)≈ 150 g
  • 2 yolks (room temp)≈ 36 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 teaspoon real lemon extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 lemon (finely grated zest)n/a
  • 4 oz Plain full fat Greek yogurt (½ cup, room temp)113 g
  • 8 oz cake flour (1 ¾ cups, see note)227 g
  • ¼ teaspoon table salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 10 oz granulated sugar (1 ¼ cups)284 g
  • 9 oz unsalted butter (room temp)255 g
  • 4 oz fresh lemon juice (¼ cup)113 g
  • 4 oz sugar (¼ cup)113 g

flour 227 gbatter 1306 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.

  • Butter113% · 89th percentile
  • Sugar175% · 90th percentile
  • Egg82% · 60th percentile
  • Dairy50% · 55th percentile
  • Leavening2% · 58th percentile
  • Salt0.7% · 49th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
55 to 65 minutes
median 60 minutes

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