Brown Sugar Pound Cake

Ingredients (13)

• 3 cups all-purpose flour (plus more for the pan)≈ 375 g
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g
• 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
• 1 cup milk (preferably whole)≈ 244 g
• 3 (4-ounce) sticks unsalted butter (room temperature, plus more for the pan)340 g
• 1 (1-pound) box dark brown sugar454 g
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar≈ 100 g
• 5 large eggs≈ 250 g
• 1 (4-ounce) stick unsalted butter113 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• 1 cup light brown sugar≈ 220 g
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk≈ 126 g
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar≈ 480 g

flour 375 gbatter 1884 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.

• Butter121% · 94th percentile · median 91%
• Sugar148% · 68th percentile · median 120%
• Egg67% · 24th percentile · median 80%
• Dairy65% · 73rd percentile · median 46%
• Leavening0.6% · 30th percentile · median 1.6%
• Salt0.4% · 40th percentile · median 0.7%

Oven

Temperature

325°F / 165°C

median 350°F

Time

55 to 60 minutes

median 60 minutes