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Sour Cream Pound Cake

Kat Boytsova · delish.com · 2019 · 16 serving(s)

Against 462 pound cake recipes

Less butter than 83% of recipes.

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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%.
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 160% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%.
Butter: 61%, 12th percentileSugar: 160%, 79th percentileEgg: 71%, 34th percentileDairy: 61%, 66th percentileLeavening: 0.5%, 27th percentileSalt: 0.4%, 40th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour, plus more for pan≈ 281 g
  • 1/4 tsp. baking soda≈ 1.5 g
  • 1/4 tsp. Kosher salt≈ 1 g
  • 3/4 c. (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened, plus more for pan≈ 170 g
  • 2 1/4 c. granulated sugar≈ 450 g
  • 4 large eggs, plus 1 egg yolk, room temperature≈ 200 g
  • 3/4 c. sour cream≈ 173 g
  • 1 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract≈ 6 g

flour 281 gbatter 1283 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% · 12th percentile
  • Sugar160% · 79th percentile
  • Egg71% · 34th percentile
  • Dairy61% · 66th percentile
  • Leavening0.5% · 27th percentile
  • Salt0.4% · 40th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
85 minutes
median 60 minutes

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