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Orange Pound Cake

crazyforcrust.com · 2023 · 10 servings

Against 462 pound cake recipes

Less butter than 83% of recipes and more salt than 82%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less butter than 83% of recipes: 61% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
  • More salt than 82% of recipes: 1.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 2.5 times as much.
Butter: 61%, 16th percentileSugar: 108%, 43rd percentileEgg: 67%, 27th percentileDairy: 49%, 53rd percentileLeavening: 1.2%, 41st percentileSalt: 1.6%, 86th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (16)

  • 3 cups (372g) all-purpose flour372 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter (softened)226 g
  • 2 cups (400g) granulated sugar400 g
  • 5 large eggs≈ 250 g
  • ¾ cup (177ml) buttermilk≈ 183 g
  • ⅓ cup (79ml) fresh orange juice≈ 79 g
  • 2 tablespoons orange zest ((1-2 oranges))≈ 12 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla≈ 4.2 g
  • ½ teaspoon orange extract (optional)≈ 2.1 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar50 g
  • ¼ cup (60ml) fresh orange juice≈ 59 g
  • 1 cup (113g) powdered sugar113 g
  • 1-2 tablespoons (15-30ml) orange juice≈ 22 g
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest≈ 6 g

flour 372 gbatter 1539 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
  • Leavening1.2% · 41st percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 86th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
45 to 55 minutes
median 60 minutes

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