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Lemon Pound Cake

Vallery Lomas · foodnetwork.com · 2021 · 8 to 12 servings

Against 462 pound cake recipes

No leavening, unlike 76% 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.

  • No leavening at all, where 76% of recipes use some (most of those 1.2 to 3.2% of the flour weight).
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 160% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%.
Butter: 90%, 42nd percentileSugar: 160%, 79th percentileEgg: 80%, 50th percentileDairy: 60%, 60th percentileLeavening: 0%, 12th percentileSalt: 0.3%, 35th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks/339 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus 2 tablespoons for the pan339 g
  • 3 cups (375 grams) all-purpose flour, plus 2 tablespoons for the pan (see Cook's Note)375 g
  • One 8-ounce package (1 cup/226 grams) cream cheese, at room temperature226 g
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 1 g
  • 3 cups (600 grams) granulated sugar600 g
  • 6 large eggs, at room temperature, lightly beaten≈ 300 g
  • Finely grated zest and juice of 2 lemons (about 2 tablespoons zest and 1/4 cup juice)n/a
  • Finely grated zest of 1 lemon and juice of 1 lemon (about 2 tablespoons)n/a

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 1/2 cups (180 grams) confectioners' sugar, sifted180 g
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons milk, if needed≈ 23 g

flour 375 gbatter 1849 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.

  • Butter90% · 42nd percentile
  • Sugar160% · 79th percentile
  • Egg80% · 50th percentile
  • Dairy60% · 60th percentile
  • Leavening0% · 12th percentile
  • Salt0.3% · 35th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
50 to 60 minutes
median 60 minutes

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