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Lemon Pound Cake

Makinze Gore · delish.com · 2018 · 8 - 10 serving(s)

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More salt than 88% of recipes and less egg 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.

  • More salt than 88% of recipes: 1.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • Less egg than 82% of recipes: 63% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
  • More leavening than 76% of recipes: 2.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%.
Butter: 95%, 58th percentileSugar: 104%, 34th percentileEgg: 63%, 17th percentileDairy: 48%, 51st percentileLeavening: 2.9%, 77th percentileSalt: 1.7%, 90th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (16)

  • 1 c. (200 g) granulated sugar200 g
  • 1 tbsp. finely grated lemon zest≈ 6 g
  • 1 c. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened≈ 227 g
  • 3 large eggs≈ 150 g
  • 1/2 c. sour cream≈ 115 g
  • 3 tbsp. fresh lemon juice≈ 44 g
  • 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 c. (240 g) all-purpose flour240 g
  • 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt≈ 4 g
  • 1/4 c. (50 g) granulated sugar50 g
  • 1/4 c. fresh lemon juice≈ 59 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 3/4 c. (58 g) confectioners’ sugar58 g
  • 1 tbsp. (or more) fresh lemon juice≈ 15 g
  • 1 tbsp. heavy cream≈ 15 g
  • Finely grated lemon zest, for servingn/a

flour 240 gbatter 1107 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.

  • Butter95% · 58th percentile
  • Sugar104% · 34th percentile
  • Egg63% · 17th percentile
  • Dairy48% · 51st percentile
  • Leavening2.9% · 77th percentile
  • Salt1.7% · 90th percentile

Oven

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

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