Strawberry Pound Cake

easyanddelish.com · 2019 · 12 slices

Against 462 pound cake recipes

No leavening, unlike 76% of recipes and more salt than 82%.

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).
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.

Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

3 cups all-purpose flour ((plus more for dusting pan))≈ 375 g
1 tsp salt≈ 6 g
1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature (about 3 sticks) (plus more for pan )≈ 341 g
8 oz cream cheese, softened227 g
2 cups granulated sugar≈ 400 g
6 large eggs, at room temperature≈ 300 g
2 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract≈ 11 g
1 1/2 cups chopped fresh strawberries ((or frozen))≈ 225 g
8 TBSP strawberry glaze (optional )≈ 75 g

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

flour 375 gbatter 1959 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 462 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

Nearest by baker's percentages: butter, sugar, egg, dairy, leavening, salt.