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Chocolate Chip Pound Cake

biggerbolderbaking.com · 2026 · 12 slices

Against 462 pound cake recipes

Less butter than 93% of recipes and more salt than 82%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less butter than 93% of recipes: 60% 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: 60%, 7th percentileSugar: 157%, 70th percentileEgg: 79%, 40th percentileDairy: 60%, 60th percentileLeavening: 0.4%, 25th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 86th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 2 ⅔ cups (13 ⅓ oz/378 g) all-purpose flour378 g
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 cup (8 oz/225 g) butter (, softened)225 g
  • 1 cup (8 oz/225 g) cream cheese (, softened)225 g
  • 2 ⅔ cups (21 oz/592 g) granulated sugar592 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 6 large eggs (, at room temperature)≈ 300 g
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • 1 cup (6 oz/170 g) mini chocolate chips170 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2 cups (8 oz/225 g) powdered sugar (, sifted)225 g
  • 2-4 tablespoons whole milk≈ 46 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g

flour 378 gbatter 1910 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.

  • Butter60% · 7th percentile
  • Sugar157% · 70th percentile
  • Egg79% · 40th percentile
  • Dairy60% · 60th percentile
  • Leavening0.4% · 25th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 86th percentile

Oven

Temperature
300°F / 150°C
median 350°F
Time
90 minutes
median 60 minutes

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