Lemon Pound Cake
Beth Branch · countryliving.com · 2024 · 8 serving(s)
Against 462 pound cake recipes
Close to the middle of 462 pound cake recipes on every ingredient.
How it compares
Against the typical cake: the median of 462 pound cake recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- Butter in the middle half of recipes: 78% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
- Egg in the middle half of recipes: 69% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
Ingredients (13)
- 1 3/4 c. all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled≈ 219 g
- 1 tsp. baking powder≈ 4.6 g
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt≈ 2 g
- 3/4 c. (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature≈ 170 g
- 4 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature113 g
- 1 1/2 c. granulated sugar≈ 300 g
- 3 large eggs≈ 150 g
- 1 tsp. pure lemon extract≈ 4.2 g
- 2 tbsp. finely grated lemon zest, plus 2 tbsp. lemon juice≈ 12 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.
- 1 c. confectioners’ sugar≈ 120 g
- 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice≈ 15 g
- 1 tbsp. whole milk≈ 15 g
- Lemon zest curls, for garnishn/a
flour 219 gbatter 975 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.
- Butter78% · 30th percentile · median 91%
- Sugar137% · 62nd percentile · median 120%
- Egg69% · 29th percentile · median 80%
- Dairy52% · 55th percentile · median 46%
- Leavening2.1% · 61st percentile · median 1.6%
- Salt0.9% · 63rd percentile · median 0.7%
Oven
- Temperature
- 300°F / 150°C
- median 350°F
- Time
- 20 to 60 minutes
- median 60 minutes
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