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Lemon-Zucchini Pound Cake

Betty Crocker Kitchens · bettycrocker.com · 2004 · 16

Against 462 pound cake recipes

Less sugar than 99% of recipes and less egg than 90%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less sugar than 99% of recipes: 64% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%, about half as much.
  • Less egg than 90% of recipes: 53% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
  • Less butter than 83% of recipes: 61% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
Butter: 61%, 12th percentileSugar: 64%, 1st percentileEgg: 53%, 7th percentileDairy: 43%, 49th percentileLeavening: 1.6%, 49th percentileSalt: 0.4%, 40th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour≈ 375 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda≈ 1.5 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 cup butter or margarine, softened≈ 227 g
  • 2 cups powdered sugar≈ 240 g
  • 4 eggs≈ 200 g
  • 2/3 cup milk≈ 163 g
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice≈ 30 g
  • 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel≈ 10 g
  • 1 cup shredded zucchini (about 1 medium), squeezed to drain≈ 124 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 cup powdered sugar≈ 120 g
  • 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, softened≈ 14 g
  • 1 tablespoon half-and-half≈ 15 g
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel≈ 4.9 g

flour 375 gbatter 1376 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.

  • Butter61% · 12th percentile
  • Sugar64% · 1st percentile
  • Egg53% · 7th percentile
  • Dairy43% · 49th percentile
  • Leavening1.6% · 49th percentile
  • Salt0.4% · 40th percentile

Oven

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

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