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Chocolate Pound Cake

Tricia · savingdessert.com · 2014 · 10 slices

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More butter than 98% of recipes and more sugar than 99%.

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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 98% of recipes: 136% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
  • More sugar than 99% of recipes: 240% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%, about twice as much.
  • More dairy than 96% of recipes: 98% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%, about twice as much.
  • More salt than 96% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 3.5 times as much.
Butter: 136%, 98th percentileSugar: 240%, 99th percentileEgg: 100%, 83rd percentileDairy: 98%, 97th percentileLeavening: 0.9%, 36th percentileSalt: 2.4%, 98th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 1 ½ cup unsalted butter, (room temperature)≈ 341 g
  • 3 cups granulated sugar≈ 600 g
  • 5 large eggs, (room temperature)≈ 250 g
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder, (dissolved in ¼ cup hot (not boiling) water)≈ 4.8 g
  • 1 cup buttermilk ((not non-fat))≈ 244 g
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, (not dutch-processed)≈ 65 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g
  • 1 teaspoon table salt≈ 6 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips≈ 128 g
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter≈ 43 g
  • 1 tablespoon light corn syrup≈ 21 g
  • ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 1.1 g

flour 250 gbatter 1771 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.

  • Butter136% · 98th percentile
  • Sugar240% · 99th percentile
  • Egg100% · 83rd percentile
  • Dairy98% · 97th percentile
  • Leavening0.9% · 36th percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 98th percentile

Oven

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

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