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Crisco Pound Cake (Vintage recipe!)

brooklynfarmgirl.com · 2022 · 8

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How it compares

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

  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 160% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%.
  • Egg in the middle half of recipes: 67% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
Butter: 88%, 39th percentileSugar: 160%, 79th percentileEgg: 67%, 24th percentileDairy: 65%, 73rd percentileLeavening: 0.6%, 30th percentileSalt: 0.8%, 56th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour≈ 375 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 cup butter (softened)≈ 227 g
  • 1/2 cup Crisco shortening≈ 103 g
  • 3 cups sugar≈ 600 g
  • 5 eggs≈ 250 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 cup milk≈ 244 g

flour 375 gbatter 1808 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.

  • Butter88% · 39th percentile
  • Sugar160% · 79th percentile
  • Egg67% · 24th percentile
  • Dairy65% · 73rd percentile
  • Leavening0.6% · 30th percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 56th percentile

Oven

Temperature
300°F / 150°C
median 350°F
Time
50 to 120 minutes
median 60 minutes

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