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Lemon Pound Cake

leitesculinaria.com · 2018 · 16 servings

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More salt than 93% 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 salt than 93% of recipes: 1.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More dairy than 84% of recipes: 78% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%.
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 160% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%.
  • Less butter than 76% of recipes: 72% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
Butter: 72%, 23rd percentileSugar: 160%, 79th percentileEgg: 96%, 75th percentileDairy: 78%, 85th percentileLeavening: 1.7%, 51st percentileSalt: 1.9%, 94th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 2 1/2 cups granulated sugar≈ 500 g
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter (softened, plus more for the pan)≈ 226 g
  • 2 tablespoons grated lemon zest ((from 3 to 4 lemons, preferably organic))≈ 12 g
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice ((from 2 to 3 lemons, preferably organic))≈ 59 g
  • 6 large eggs≈ 300 g
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (plus more for the pan)≈ 313 g
  • 1 teaspoon table salt≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g
  • 1 cup plain full-fat Greek-style yogurt≈ 245 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar≈ 90 g
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice ((from 1 lemon, preferably organic))≈ 30 g

flour 313 gbatter 1666 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.

  • Butter72% · 23rd percentile
  • Sugar160% · 79th percentile
  • Egg96% · 75th percentile
  • Dairy78% · 85th percentile
  • Leavening1.7% · 51st percentile
  • Salt1.9% · 94th percentile

Oven

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

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