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Iced Lemon Pound Cake

Sally · sallysbakingaddiction.com · 2024 · 8 / serves 8-10

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More butter than 92% of recipes and more leavening than 84%.

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How it compares

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

  • More butter than 92% of recipes: 120% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
  • More leavening than 84% of recipes: 3.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More salt than 82% of recipes: 1.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 2.5 times as much.
Butter: 120%, 93rd percentileSugar: 106%, 36th percentileEgg: 80%, 40th percentileDairy: 32%, 43rd percentileLeavening: 3.7%, 86th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 86th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 1 and 1/2 cups (188g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)188 g
  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 cup (16 Tbsp; 226g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature226 g
  • 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar200 g
  • 3 large eggs, at room temperature≈ 150 g
  • 1/4 cup (60g) sour cream, at room temperature60 g
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest≈ 2 g
  • 3 Tablespoons (45ml) freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 1 lemon)≈ 44 g
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 cup (120g) confectioners’ sugar, sifted120 g
  • 1 and 1/2 Tablespoons (22ml) lemon juice≈ 22 g
  • 1 Tablespoon (15ml) heavy cream or milk (heavy cream produces a thick icing as pictured)≈ 15 g

flour 188 gbatter 885 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.

  • Butter120% · 93rd percentile
  • Sugar106% · 36th percentile
  • Egg80% · 40th percentile
  • Dairy32% · 43rd percentile
  • Leavening3.7% · 86th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 86th percentile

Oven

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

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