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Chocolate Sour Cream Pound Cake

kirbiecravings.com · 2010 · 1 (10-inch) bundt cake

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More butter than 98% of recipes and more dairy than 93%.

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How it compares

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

  • More butter than 98% of recipes: 139% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
  • More dairy than 93% of recipes: 94% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%, about twice as much.
  • More leavening than 91% of recipes: 4.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More sugar than 85% of recipes: 164% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%.
Butter: 139%, 99th percentileSugar: 164%, 86th percentileEgg: 82%, 60th percentileDairy: 94%, 94th percentileLeavening: 4.3%, 91st percentileSalt: 1.2%, 70th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 188 g
  • 1/2 cup cake flour≈ 57 g
  • 1 cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder≈ 86 g
  • 2 1/4 tsp baking powder≈ 10 g
  • 1/2 tsp salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter (softened)≈ 341 g
  • 2 cups granulated sugar≈ 400 g
  • 4 large eggs≈ 200 g
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 1 cup sour cream≈ 230 g

flour 245 gbatter 1523 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.

  • Butter139% · 99th percentile
  • Sugar164% · 86th percentile
  • Egg82% · 60th percentile
  • Dairy94% · 94th percentile
  • Leavening4.3% · 91st percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 70th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
65 to 75 minutes
median 60 minutes

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