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Quatre quarts "estival"

Original in French

Helene Maszowez · cuisineaz.com · 2006 · 6

Against 462 pound cake recipes

No leavening, unlike 76% of recipes and no salt, unlike 75%.

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How it compares

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

  • No leavening at all, where 76% of recipes use some (most of those 1.2 to 3.2% of the flour weight).
  • No salt at all, where 75% of recipes use some (most of those 0.5 to 1.5% of the flour weight).
  • No dairy at all, where 67% of recipes use some (most of those 45 to 75% of the flour weight).
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 100% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%.
Butter: 100%, 72nd percentileSugar: 100%, 24th percentileEgg: 80%, 50th percentileDairy: 0%, 16th percentileLeavening: 0%, 12th percentileSalt: 0%, 12th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (7)

  • 250 g Beurre250 g
  • 250 g Sucre250 g
  • 250 g Farine250 g
  • 4 Œuf(s)≈ 200 g
  • 0.5 Melonn/a
  • 1 Banane≈ 118 g
  • Orange(s)n/a

flour 250 gbatter 1068 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.

  • Butter100% · 72nd percentile
  • Sugar100% · 24th percentile
  • Egg80% · 50th percentile
  • Dairy0% · 16th percentile
  • Leavening0% · 12th percentile
  • Salt0% · 12th percentile

Oven

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

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