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Red Velvet Pound Cake

Amanda Rettke--iambaker.net · iambaker.net · 2021 · 12

Against 462 pound cake recipes

No leavening, unlike 76% of recipes and no salt, unlike 75%.

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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).
  • No salt at all, where 75% of recipes use some (most of those 0.5 to 1.5% of the flour weight).
  • More dairy than 83% of recipes: 77% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%.
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 160% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%.
Butter: 76%, 28th percentileSugar: 160%, 79th percentileEgg: 80%, 50th percentileDairy: 77%, 83rd percentileLeavening: 0%, 12th percentileSalt: 0%, 12th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 1 block (8 ounces) cream cheese, (room temperature)227 g
  • 1 ¼ cups (2 ½ sticks / 284 g) salted butter, (room temperature)284 g
  • 3 cups (600 g) granulated sugar600 g
  • 6 large eggs, (room temperature)≈ 300 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 3 cups (375 g) cake flour375 g
  • ¼ cup (29.5 g) cocoa powder30 g
  • ¼ cup (60 g) buttermilk, (room temperature)60 g
  • 1-3 teaspoons red food coloring, (or enough to reach the desired color)≈ 10 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • ½ block (4 ounces) cream cheese, (room temperature)113 g
  • 2 ½ cups (312.5 g) confectioners' sugar313 g
  • 2 tablespoons whole milk, (room temperature)≈ 31 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g

flour 375 gbatter 1894 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.

  • Butter76% · 28th percentile
  • Sugar160% · 79th percentile
  • Egg80% · 50th percentile
  • Dairy77% · 83rd percentile
  • Leavening0% · 12th percentile
  • Salt0% · 12th percentile

Oven

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

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