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Lemon Pound Cake

onceuponachef.com · 2019 · 16 (from two 8½ x 4½-in loaf cakes)

Against 462 pound cake recipes

Less egg than 98% of recipes and less butter than 83%.

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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 98% of recipes: 40% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%, about half as much.
  • Less butter than 83% of recipes: 61% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
  • More dairy than 81% of recipes: 73% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%.
Butter: 61%, 12th percentileSugar: 127%, 56th percentileEgg: 40%, 1st percentileDairy: 73%, 82nd percentileLeavening: 0.8%, 35th percentileSalt: 0.8%, 56th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour, (spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off)≈ 375 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 cup buttermilk ((low-fat is fine; see note))≈ 244 g
  • 2 tablespoons (packed) grated lemon zest (see note)≈ 12 g
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice≈ 30 g
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened≈ 227 g
  • 2¼ cups granulated sugar≈ 450 g
  • 3 large eggs≈ 150 g
  • 2 tablespoons water≈ 30 g
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar≈ 25 g
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice≈ 10 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar≈ 120 g

flour 375 gbatter 1558 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.

  • Butter61% · 12th percentile
  • Sugar127% · 56th percentile
  • Egg40% · 1st percentile
  • Dairy73% · 82nd percentile
  • Leavening0.8% · 35th percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 56th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
55 to 65 minutes
median 60 minutes

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