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Blood Orange Swirl Pound Cake

leitesculinaria.com · 2020 · 12 servings

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More butter than 82% of recipes.

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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 82% of recipes: 103% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
  • Egg in the middle half of recipes: 69% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
Butter: 103%, 83rd percentileSugar: 137%, 62nd percentileEgg: 69%, 29th percentileDairy: 53%, 56th percentileLeavening: 2.1%, 61st percentileSalt: 0.9%, 63rd percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour≈ 219 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 2 g
  • 4 to 5 blood oranges (preferably the more colorful Moro)n/a
  • 1 cup granulated sugar≈ 200 g
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter (at room temperature)≈ 226 g
  • 3 large eggs (at room temperature)≈ 150 g
  • 1/2 cup full-fat sour cream (at room temperature)≈ 115 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1/3 cup blood orange marmalade≈ 79 g
  • 1/2 cup reserved blood orange juice≈ 119 g
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar≈ 100 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2 tablespoons reserved blood orange juice (more if needed)≈ 30 g
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar≈ 120 g

flour 219 gbatter 1218 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.

  • Butter103% · 83rd percentile
  • Sugar137% · 62nd percentile
  • Egg69% · 29th percentile
  • Dairy53% · 56th percentile
  • Leavening2.1% · 61st percentile
  • Salt0.9% · 63rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
60 to 70 minutes
median 60 minutes

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