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Sour Cream Pound Cake Recipe

biggerbolderbaking.com · 2021 · 16 people

Against 462 pound cake recipes

Less butter than 97% 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.

  • Less butter than 97% of recipes: 53% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 159% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%.
Butter: 53%, 2nd percentileSugar: 159%, 71st percentileEgg: 70%, 33rd percentileDairy: 53%, 56th percentileLeavening: 0.7%, 33rd percentileSalt: 0.7%, 49th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 1 cup (8oz/225g) butter (at room temperature)225 g
  • 3 cups (24oz/675g) granulated sugar675 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract*≈ 4.2 g
  • 6 large eggs (room temperature)≈ 300 g
  • 1 cup (8oz/225g) sour cream (room temperature)225 g
  • 3 cups (15oz/426g) all-purpose flour426 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g

flour 426 gbatter 1870 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.

  • Butter53% · 2nd percentile
  • Sugar159% · 71st percentile
  • Egg70% · 33rd percentile
  • Dairy53% · 56th percentile
  • Leavening0.7% · 33rd percentile
  • Salt0.7% · 49th percentile

Oven

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

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