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Vanilla Pound Cake Recipe with Loads of Sprinkles

biggerbolderbaking.com · 2019 · 12

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More butter than 87% 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 butter than 87% of recipes: 110% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
  • Egg in the middle half of recipes: 86% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
Butter: 110%, 88th percentileSugar: 122%, 53rd percentileEgg: 86%, 66th percentileDairy: 26%, 39th percentileLeavening: 2%, 58th percentileSalt: 0.6%, 46th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 1 1/2 cups (7 1/2oz/232g) cake flour232 g
  • 1 1/4 cups (10oz/283g) sugar283 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (9oz/254g) butter, (room temperature )254 g
  • 4 large eggs, plus 3 egg yolks, (room temperature )≈ 200 g
  • 1/4 cup (2floz/57ml) whole milk≈ 61 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 4 tablespoons rainbow sprinkles≈ 59 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1/4 cup (2oz/57g) cream cheese, (at room temperature )57 g
  • 1 cup (4oz/115g) powdered sugar, (sifted )115 g
  • 1 tablespoon whole milk≈ 15 g
  • 2 tablespoons rainbow sprinkles≈ 30 g
  • * Egg substitute: applesauce or flax eggn/a

flour 232 gbatter 1100 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.

  • Butter110% · 88th percentile
  • Sugar122% · 53rd percentile
  • Egg86% · 66th percentile
  • Dairy26% · 39th percentile
  • Leavening2% · 58th percentile
  • Salt0.6% · 46th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
65 to 75 minutes
median 60 minutes

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