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Blueberry Pound Cake with Lemon

Tricia · savingdessert.com · 2024 · 16 slices

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More sugar than 96% of recipes and more salt than 91%.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 96% of recipes: 198% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%.
  • More salt than 91% of recipes: 1.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • No leavening at all, where 76% of recipes use some (most of those 1.2 to 3.2% of the flour weight).
  • More butter than 81% of recipes: 101% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
Butter: 101%, 81st percentileSugar: 198%, 96th percentileEgg: 95%, 73rd percentileDairy: 68%, 77th percentileLeavening: 0%, 12th percentileSalt: 1.8%, 93rd percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • zest from 3 large lemons ((no white pith))n/a
  • 3 cups granulated sugar (divided (665g))665 g
  • 8 ounces block cream cheese (room temperature)227 g
  • 1 ½ cups unsalted butter (room temperature (12oz or 339g))339 g
  • 3 cups cake flour (sifted after measuring (336g) divided)336 g
  • 6 large eggs (room temperature)≈ 300 g
  • 1 large egg yolk≈ 18 g
  • 1 teaspoon table salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 cups fresh blueberries ((10oz) tossed with 2 tablespoons cake flour (from above))≈ 296 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar ((170g))170 g
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (more or less for desired consistency)≈ 44 g

flour 336 gbatter 2191 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.

  • Butter101% · 81st percentile
  • Sugar198% · 96th percentile
  • Egg95% · 73rd percentile
  • Dairy68% · 77th percentile
  • Leavening0% · 12th percentile
  • Salt1.8% · 93rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
300°F / 150°C
median 350°F
Time
105 minutes
median 60 minutes

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