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Lemon Pound Cake Recipe

preppykitchen.com · 2022 · 8 to 10 servings

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More salt than 98% of recipes and more leavening than 76%.

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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 98% of recipes: 2.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 3.5 times as much.
  • More leavening than 76% of recipes: 2.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%.
Butter: 95%, 58th percentileSugar: 104%, 34th percentileEgg: 83%, 63rd percentileDairy: 51%, 55th percentileLeavening: 2.9%, 77th percentileSalt: 2.5%, 99th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour ((240g))240 g
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature (227g))227 g
  • 1¼ cup granulated sugar ((250g))250 g
  • 4 large eggs (room temperature)≈ 200 g
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice≈ 44 g
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest≈ 6 g
  • ½ cup whole milk (room temperature (120mL))≈ 122 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 cup powdered sugar ((120g))120 g
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice≈ 15 g
  • 2 teaspoons whole milk≈ 10 g

flour 240 gbatter 1102 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.

  • Butter95% · 58th percentile
  • Sugar104% · 34th percentile
  • Egg83% · 63rd percentile
  • Dairy51% · 55th percentile
  • Leavening2.9% · 77th percentile
  • Salt2.5% · 99th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
65 to 70 minutes
median 60 minutes

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