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Chocolate Pound Cake

Lindsay Conchar · lifeloveandsugar.com · 2023 · 14 slices

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More sugar than 97% of recipes and more butter than 91%.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 97% of recipes: 212% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%.
  • More butter than 91% of recipes: 115% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
  • More salt than 95% of recipes: 2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 3 times as much.
  • More dairy than 87% of recipes: 83% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%.
Butter: 115%, 91st percentileSugar: 212%, 98th percentileEgg: 85%, 66th percentileDairy: 83%, 88th percentileLeavening: 0.5%, 27th percentileSalt: 2%, 96th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 2 1/4 cups (293g) all-purpose flour (measured properly)293 g
  • 3/4 cup (85g) natural unsweetened cocoa powder85 g
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 tsp salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 1/2 cups (336g) unsalted butter, room temperature336 g
  • 3 cups (621g) sugar621 g
  • 5 large eggs, room temperature≈ 250 g
  • 1 cup (240ml) buttermilk, room temperature≈ 244 g
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract≈ 8 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Powdered sugar, optionaln/a

flour 293 gbatter 1845 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.

  • Butter115% · 91st percentile
  • Sugar212% · 98th percentile
  • Egg85% · 66th percentile
  • Dairy83% · 88th percentile
  • Leavening0.5% · 27th percentile
  • Salt2% · 96th percentile

Oven

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

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