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Strawberry Lemon Pound Cake

Amanda Rettke--iambaker.net · iambaker.net · 2025 · 12 slices

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More sugar than 95% of recipes and no leavening, unlike 76%.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 95% of recipes: 195% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%.
  • 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 egg than 75% of recipes: 98% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
Butter: 92%, 54th percentileSugar: 195%, 96th percentileEgg: 98%, 76th percentileDairy: 20%, 35th percentileLeavening: 0%, 12th percentileSalt: 0%, 12th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 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
  • 3 cups (300 g) cake flour300 g
  • ¼ cup (60 g) buttermilk, (room temperature)60 g
  • 1 tablespoon lemon extract≈ 13 g
  • 3 cups (498 g) fresh strawberries, (chopped)498 g
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, (for tossing the strawberries)≈ 8 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2 cups (250 g) confectioners’ sugar250 g
  • ¼ cup (61 g) lemon juice, (1-2 lemons)61 g
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest, (about 1 medium lemon)≈ 2 g
  • ½ cup fresh strawberries, (chopped)≈ 75 g

flour 308 gbatter 2062 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.

  • Butter92% · 54th percentile
  • Sugar195% · 96th percentile
  • Egg98% · 76th percentile
  • Dairy20% · 35th percentile
  • Leavening0% · 12th percentile
  • Salt0% · 12th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
85 to 90 minutes
median 60 minutes

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