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Chocolate Pound Cake

Julianne Dell · beyondfrosting.com · 2025 · 10 slices

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More sugar than 94% of recipes and more dairy than 97%.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 94% of recipes: 190% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%.
  • More dairy than 97% of recipes: 102% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%, about twice as much.
  • More butter than 89% of recipes: 113% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
Butter: 113%, 90th percentileSugar: 190%, 95th percentileEgg: 83%, 63rd percentileDairy: 102%, 97th percentileLeavening: 1.3%, 45th percentileSalt: 1%, 65th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 2 ½ cups (300g) all-purpose flour300 g
  • ½ cup Dutch cocoa powder≈ 43 g
  • 1 teaspoon (3.75g) baking powder3.8 g
  • 1 teaspoon (2g) espresso powder (optional)2 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 ½ cups (339g) unsalted butter, at room temperature339 g
  • 3 cups (570g) granulated sugar570 g
  • 5 large eggs, at room temperature≈ 250 g
  • 1 teaspoon (5ml) pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 ¼ cups (295ml) whole milk, at room temperature≈ 305 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 6 ounces (1 cup) semi sweet chocolate chips170 g
  • 3/4 cup (177ml) heavy whipping cream≈ 179 g

flour 300 gbatter 1820 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% · 90th percentile
  • Sugar190% · 95th percentile
  • Egg83% · 63rd percentile
  • Dairy102% · 97th percentile
  • Leavening1.3% · 45th percentile
  • Salt1% · 65th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
55 to 65 minutes
median 60 minutes

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