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Lemon Pound Cake

biggerbolderbaking.com · 2021 · 16 slices

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More sugar than 90% of recipes.

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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 90% of recipes: 175% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%.
  • Butter in the middle half of recipes: 80% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
Butter: 80%, 32nd percentileSugar: 175%, 90th percentileEgg: 70%, 33rd percentileDairy: 57%, 58th percentileLeavening: 0.7%, 33rd percentileSalt: 0.7%, 49th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 1½ cups (12 oz/340 g) butter (, at room temperature)340 g
  • 3 cups (1lb 8 oz/675 g) granulated sugar675 g
  • 6 large eggs (, at room temperature)≈ 300 g
  • 1 cup (8 fl oz/240 ml) whole milk≈ 244 g
  • 2 tablespoons lemon zest≈ 12 g
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice≈ 30 g
  • 3 cups (15 oz/426 g) all-purpose flour426 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • ⅓ cup (2 ½ oz/71 g) granulated sugar71 g
  • 4 tablespoons lemon juice≈ 59 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 cup (4 oz/115 g) powdered sugar115 g

flour 426 gbatter 2163 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.

  • Butter80% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar175% · 90th percentile
  • Egg70% · 33rd percentile
  • Dairy57% · 58th percentile
  • Leavening0.7% · 33rd percentile
  • Salt0.7% · 49th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
75 minutes
median 60 minutes

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