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Lemon Pound Cake Recipe

crazyforcrust.com · 2022 · 24 servings

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More salt than 96% of recipes and less butter than 83%.

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How it compares

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

  • More salt than 96% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 3.5 times as much.
  • Less butter than 83% of recipes: 61% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
Butter: 61%, 16th percentileSugar: 108%, 43rd percentileEgg: 67%, 27th percentileDairy: 49%, 53rd percentileLeavening: 1.4%, 47th percentileSalt: 2.4%, 98th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (16)

  • ¾ cup (177ml) milk ((whole is best, but nonfat is fine))≈ 183 g
  • Zest of 1 medium lemons (5g)5 g
  • ⅓ cup (79ml) fresh lemon juice ((about 1 large or 2 small lemons))≈ 79 g
  • 3 cups (372g) all-purpose flour (plus more for pan)372 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g
  • 1½ teaspoons salt≈ 9 g
  • 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter (softened, plus more for pan)226 g
  • 2 cups (400g) granulated sugar400 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 5 large eggs≈ 250 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar50 g
  • ¼ cup (59ml) lemon juice≈ 59 g
  • 1 cup (113g) powdered sugar113 g
  • 1 tablespoons (15ml) lemon juice≈ 15 g
  • 2-3 tablespoons (30-45ml) heavy whipping cream≈ 37 g

flour 372 gbatter 1534 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.

  • Butter61% · 16th percentile
  • Sugar108% · 43rd percentile
  • Egg67% · 27th percentile
  • Dairy49% · 53rd percentile
  • Leavening1.4% · 47th percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 98th percentile

Oven

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

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