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Strawberry Pound Cake

Lindsay · lifeloveandsugar.com · 2023 · 12-14 Slices

Against 462 pound cake recipes

Less egg than 80% of recipes and more salt than 79%.

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How it compares

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

  • 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: 30%, 40th percentileLeavening: 1.2%, 41st percentileSalt: 1.5%, 81st percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (19)

  • 1 lb strawberries, washed and hulled454 g
  • 1 1/2 cups (336g) unsalted butter, room temperature336 g
  • 3 cups (621g) sugar621 g
  • 5 large eggs, room temperature≈ 250 g
  • 3 cups (390g) all-purpose flour390 g
  • 1 tsp baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1 tsp salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 tsp strawberry extract≈ 8 g
  • 1/4 cup (115g) milk, room temperature115 g
  • 3-5 drops pink gel icing color, optional≈ 1.6 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2 tbsp (28g) unsalted butter28 g
  • 1/3 cup (69g) sugar69 g
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) heavy whipping cream≈ 60 g
  • 1/4 cup strawberry reduction, from above≈ 38 g
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
  • 2 tsp corn syrup or honey, optional≈ 14 g
  • 3/4 cup – 1 1/4 cups (86g-144g) powdered sugar86 g
  • 1 drop pink gel icing color, optional≈ 0.4 g

flour 390 gbatter 2190 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
  • Dairy30% · 40th percentile
  • Leavening1.2% · 41st percentile
  • Salt1.5% · 81st percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
75 to 85 minutes
median 60 minutes

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