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Butter Pecan Pound Cake Recipe

biggerbolderbaking.com · 2021 · 8 people

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More butter than 86% of recipes and no dairy, unlike 67%.

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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 86% of recipes: 109% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
  • No dairy at all, where 67% of recipes use some (most of those 45 to 75% of the flour weight).
  • More egg than 75% of recipes: 97% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
  • More salt than 76% of recipes: 1.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about twice as much.
Butter: 109%, 87th percentileSugar: 103%, 33rd percentileEgg: 97%, 76th percentileDairy: 0%, 16th percentileLeavening: 1.1%, 38th percentileSalt: 1.4%, 78th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 1 cup (8oz/225g) butter, softened225 g
  • 1 ¼ cups (7½oz/213g) dark brown sugar213 g
  • 4 large eggs ((at room temperature))≈ 200 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1¾ cups (8¾oz/207g) all-purpose flour207 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1½ cups (7½oz/213g) pecans ((toasted and chopped))213 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 6 tablespoons (3oz/85g) butter ((at room temperature))85 g
  • ½ cup (3oz/85g) dark brown sugar85 g
  • 1 tablespoon water≈ 15 g
  • 2 teaspoons maple syrup≈ 13 g
  • ¾ cup (3oz/85g) powdered sugar ((sifted))85 g

flour 207 gbatter 1068 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.

  • Butter109% · 87th percentile
  • Sugar103% · 33rd percentile
  • Egg97% · 76th percentile
  • Dairy0% · 16th percentile
  • Leavening1.1% · 38th percentile
  • Salt1.4% · 78th percentile

Oven

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

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