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Pistachio Chocolate Chip Pound Cake

Susan Reid · kingarthurbaking.com · 20 slices / one Bundt cake

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More egg than 96% of recipes and more dairy than 84%.

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How it compares

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

  • More egg than 96% of recipes: 119% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
  • More dairy than 84% of recipes: 78% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%.
  • More salt than 76% of recipes: 1.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about twice as much.
Butter: 81%, 33rd percentileSugar: 142%, 65th percentileEgg: 119%, 97th percentileDairy: 78%, 84th percentileLeavening: 2.2%, 62nd percentileSalt: 1.4%, 78th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (16)

  • 12 tablespoons (170g) unsalted butter, softened170 g
  • 3 ounces (85g) cream cheese, softened85 g
  • 1/4 cup (78g) pistachio paste78 g
  • 1 3/4 cups (210g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour210 g
  • 1 1/2 cups (298g) granulated sugar298 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon table salt≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract≈ 2.1 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract≈ 2.1 g
  • 3 to 4 drops [product-link]natural green food coloring,[/product-link] optional≈ 1.4 g
  • 5 large eggs, at room temperature≈ 250 g
  • 1 cup (170g) bittersweet chocolate chips170 g
  • 1/2 cup (57g) shelled pistachios, roughly chopped57 g
  • 3/4 cup (170g) bittersweet chocolate, chopped170 g
  • 1/3 cup (78g) heavy cream78 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • chopped pistachios, for garnish, optionaln/a

flour 210 gbatter 1579 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.

  • Butter81% · 33rd percentile
  • Sugar142% · 65th percentile
  • Egg119% · 97th percentile
  • Dairy78% · 84th percentile
  • Leavening2.2% · 62nd percentile
  • Salt1.4% · 78th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
50 to 60 minutes
median 60 minutes

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