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Rum Pound Cake

Gabby Romero · delish.com · 2024 · 12 serving(s)

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More butter than 91% of recipes and more salt than 88%.

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How it compares

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

  • More butter than 91% of recipes: 118% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
  • 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: 118%, 92nd percentileSugar: 138%, 63rd 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 (15)

  • 2 c. (240 g.) all-purpose flour240 g
  • 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt≈ 4 g
  • 1 c. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened≈ 227 g
  • 1 c. (200 g.) granulated sugar200 g
  • 3 large eggs≈ 150 g
  • 1/2 c. sour cream≈ 115 g
  • 1/3 c. dark rum≈ 79 g
  • 1 (3.4-oz.) pkg. instant vanilla pudding96 g
  • 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1/3 c. whole raw pecans or walnuts≈ 40 g
  • 2/3 c. (132 g.) granulated sugar132 g
  • 1/4 c. (1/2 stick) unsalted butter≈ 57 g
  • 1/2 c. dark rum, divided≈ 119 g
  • Kosher saltn/a

flour 240 gbatter 1470 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.

  • Butter118% · 92nd percentile
  • Sugar138% · 63rd percentile
  • Egg63% · 17th percentile
  • Dairy48% · 51st percentile
  • Leavening2.9% · 77th percentile
  • Salt1.7% · 90th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
65 to 70 minutes
median 60 minutes

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