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Lemon Pound Cake

Lindsay · lifeloveandsugar.com · 2021 · 12-14

Against 462 pound cake recipes

No leavening, unlike 76% of recipes and less egg than 80%.

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How it compares

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

  • No leavening at all, where 76% of recipes use some (most of those 1.2 to 3.2% of the flour weight).
  • Less egg than 80% of recipes: 64% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
  • More salt than 79% of recipes: 1.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about twice as much.
Butter: 86%, 37th percentileSugar: 159%, 72nd percentileEgg: 64%, 19th percentileDairy: 59%, 60th percentileLeavening: 0%, 12th percentileSalt: 1.5%, 81st percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (16)

  • 1 1/2 cups (336g) unsalted butter, room temperature336 g
  • 3 cups (621g) sugar621 g
  • 5 large eggs≈ 250 g
  • 3 cups (390g) all purpose flour390 g
  • 1 tsp salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 cup (240ml) milk or sour cream≈ 230 g
  • 6 tbsp lemon juice≈ 89 g
  • 2 tbsp lemon zest≈ 12 g
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2 tbsp (28g) salted butter28 g
  • 1/3 cup (69g) sugar69 g
  • 5 tbsp (75ml) heavy whipping cream≈ 75 g
  • 3 tbsp (45ml) fresh lemon juice≈ 44 g
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
  • 2 tsp corn syrup or honey≈ 14 g
  • 1 1/4 – 2 cups (144g-230g) powdered sugar144 g

flour 390 gbatter 1938 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.

  • Butter86% · 37th percentile
  • Sugar159% · 72nd percentile
  • Egg64% · 19th percentile
  • Dairy59% · 60th percentile
  • Leavening0% · 12th percentile
  • Salt1.5% · 81st percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
70 to 80 minutes
median 60 minutes

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