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7UP Pound Cake

Val Goodrich · tasteofhome.com · 2018 · 16 servings

Against 462 pound cake recipes

No leavening, unlike 76% of recipes and no salt, unlike 75%.

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How it compares

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

  • No leavening at all, where 76% of recipes use some (most of those 1.2 to 3.2% of the flour weight).
  • No salt at all, where 75% of recipes use some (most of those 0.5 to 1.5% of the flour weight).
  • No dairy at all, where 67% of recipes use some (most of those 45 to 75% of the flour weight).
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 160% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%.
Butter: 91%, 48th percentileSugar: 160%, 79th percentileEgg: 67%, 24th percentileDairy: 0%, 16th percentileLeavening: 0%, 12th percentileSalt: 0%, 12th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 1-1/2 cups butter, softened≈ 341 g
  • 3 cups sugar≈ 600 g
  • 5 large eggs, room temperature≈ 250 g
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice≈ 30 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour≈ 375 g
  • 3/4 cup 7UP soda≈ 178 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar≈ 180 g
  • 1 tablespoon lemon or lime juice≈ 15 g
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons 7UP soda≈ 22 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon or lime zest, optional≈ 1 g

flour 375 gbatter 1777 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
  • Sugar160% · 79th percentile
  • Egg67% · 24th percentile
  • Dairy0% · 16th percentile
  • Leavening0% · 12th percentile
  • Salt0% · 12th percentile

Oven

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

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