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Brown Sugar Pound Cake Recipe

shugarysweets.com · 2025 · 16 servings

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How it compares

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

  • Egg in the middle half of recipes: 67% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 159% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%.
Butter: 91%, 48th percentileSugar: 159%, 71st percentileEgg: 67%, 24th percentileDairy: 61%, 66th percentileLeavening: 0.6%, 30th percentileSalt: 0.3%, 35th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (16)

  • 1 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)≈ 341 g
  • 2 1/4 cup light brown sugar (packed)≈ 495 g
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar≈ 100 g
  • 1 Tablespoons vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • 5 large eggs≈ 250 g
  • 3 cups all purpose flour≈ 375 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 1 g
  • 1 cup sour cream≈ 230 g
  • 1 cup chopped pecans≈ 110 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter≈ 57 g
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar (packed)≈ 110 g
  • 1/4 cup milk≈ 61 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 cups powdered sugar≈ 240 g
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans≈ 55 g

flour 375 gbatter 1916 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.

  • Butter91% · 48th percentile
  • Sugar159% · 71st percentile
  • Egg67% · 24th percentile
  • Dairy61% · 66th percentile
  • Leavening0.6% · 30th percentile
  • Salt0.3% · 35th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
65 to 75 minutes
median 60 minutes

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