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Golden Pound Cake

Betty Crocker Kitchens · bettycrocker.com · 2004 · 16

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More dairy than 76% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • Egg in the middle half of recipes: 67% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
  • More dairy than 76% of recipes: 67% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%.
  • Butter in the middle half of recipes: 76% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
Butter: 76%, 28th percentileSugar: 147%, 67th percentileEgg: 67%, 24th percentileDairy: 67%, 77th percentileLeavening: 1.2%, 41st percentileSalt: 0.4%, 40th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour≈ 375 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 2 3/4 cups sugar≈ 550 g
  • 1 1/4 cups butter or margarine, softened≈ 284 g
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 5 eggs≈ 250 g
  • 1 cup evaporated milk≈ 252 g

flour 375 gbatter 1721 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.

  • Butter76% · 28th percentile
  • Sugar147% · 67th percentile
  • Egg67% · 24th percentile
  • Dairy67% · 77th percentile
  • Leavening1.2% · 41st percentile
  • Salt0.4% · 40th percentile

Oven

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

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