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Strawberry Lemon Pound Cake

Gemma Stafford · biggerbolderbaking.com · 2026 · 16 slices

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More sugar than 94% of recipes and more salt than 93%.

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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: 186% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%.
  • More salt than 93% of recipes: 1.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 2.5 times as much.
Butter: 89%, 40th percentileSugar: 186%, 94th percentileEgg: 94%, 73rd percentileDairy: 19%, 35th percentileLeavening: 1.4%, 47th percentileSalt: 1.9%, 94th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 2 ¼ cups (11 ¼ oz/319 g) all-purpose flour319 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 ¼ cups (10 oz/284 g) butter (, softened)284 g
  • 2 ⅔ cups (21 oz/592 g) granulated sugar592 g
  • 2 tablespoons lemon zest≈ 12 g
  • 6 large eggs (, at room temperature)≈ 300 g
  • ¼ cup (2 fl oz/60 ml) buttermilk≈ 61 g
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice≈ 30 g
  • 3 cups (15 oz/426 g) finely diced fresh strawberries426 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • ¼ cup (2 oz/57 g) cream cheese (, softened)57 g
  • ¼ cup (2 oz/57 g) butter (, melted)57 g
  • ¾ cup (3 oz/85 g) powdered sugar (, sifted)85 g
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g

flour 319 gbatter 2034 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.

  • Butter89% · 40th percentile
  • Sugar186% · 94th percentile
  • Egg94% · 73rd percentile
  • Dairy19% · 35th percentile
  • Leavening1.4% · 47th percentile
  • Salt1.9% · 94th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
80 to 90 minutes
median 60 minutes

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