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Chocolate Pound Cake

tasteandtellblog.com · 2019 · 12 servings

Against 462 pound cake recipes

Less egg than 95% of recipes and more butter than 90%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less egg than 95% of recipes: 50% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
  • More butter than 90% of recipes: 114% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
  • More dairy than 79% of recipes: 70% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%.
  • More salt than 79% of recipes: 1.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about twice as much.
Butter: 114%, 91st percentileSugar: 100%, 32nd percentileEgg: 50%, 4th percentileDairy: 70%, 80th percentileLeavening: 2.3%, 64th percentileSalt: 1.5%, 81st percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 1/3 cup unsweetened Dutch process cocoa powder≈ 29 g
  • 1/3 cup hot coffee≈ 79 g
  • 1 3/4 cups cake flour≈ 200 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 cup unsalted butter (at room temperature)≈ 227 g
  • 1 cup sugar≈ 200 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk≈ 61 g
  • 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips≈ 128 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar≈ 180 g
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened Dutch process cocoa powder≈ 16 g
  • pinch of salt≈ 0.4 g
  • 2 to 4 tablespoons milk or water≈ 46 g

flour 200 gbatter 1039 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.

  • Butter114% · 91st percentile
  • Sugar100% · 32nd percentile
  • Egg50% · 4th percentile
  • Dairy70% · 80th percentile
  • Leavening2.3% · 64th percentile
  • Salt1.5% · 81st percentile

Oven

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

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