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Brûlée Orange and Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Joy the Baker · joythebaker.com · 2015 · 6

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More dairy than 91% of recipes and less butter than 77%.

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How it compares

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

  • More dairy than 91% of recipes: 91% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%, about twice as much.
  • Less butter than 77% of recipes: 68% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
Butter: 68%, 22nd percentileSugar: 140%, 64th percentileEgg: 80%, 50th percentileDairy: 91%, 92nd percentileLeavening: 2.8%, 75th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 70th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar, divided≈ 350 g
  • 2 tablespoons orange zest≈ 12 g
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened227 g
  • 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature≈ 170 g
  • 4 large eggs≈ 200 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice≈ 44 g
  • 4 oranges, peels cut off and sliced into roundsn/a

flour 250 gbatter 1272 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.

  • Butter68% · 22nd percentile
  • Sugar140% · 64th percentile
  • Egg80% · 50th percentile
  • Dairy91% · 92nd percentile
  • Leavening2.8% · 75th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 70th percentile

Oven

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

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