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Harvest Pound Cake

Betty Crocker Kitchens · bettycrocker.com · 2004 · 16

Against 462 pound cake recipes

Less egg than 98% of recipes and more butter 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 egg than 98% of recipes: 40% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%, about half as much.
  • More butter than 91% of recipes: 118% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
  • More salt than 82% of recipes: 1.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 2.5 times as much.
Butter: 118%, 92nd percentileSugar: 136%, 62nd percentileEgg: 40%, 1st percentileDairy: 2.7%, 32nd percentileLeavening: 1.6%, 49th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 86th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 2 cups granulated sugar≈ 400 g
  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil≈ 327 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla≈ 8 g
  • 3 eggs≈ 150 g
  • 3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour≈ 375 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 2 medium apples, peeled and finely chopped (2 cups)≈ 364 g
  • 1 cup chopped nuts≈ 120 g
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine≈ 114 g
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar≈ 110 g
  • 2 teaspoons milk≈ 10 g

flour 375 gbatter 1990 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.

  • Butter118% · 92nd percentile
  • Sugar136% · 62nd percentile
  • Egg40% · 1st percentile
  • Dairy2.7% · 32nd percentile
  • Leavening1.6% · 49th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 86th percentile

Oven

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

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