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Apple Cider Pound Cake

Taste of Home Editorial Team · tasteofhome.com · 2018 · 16 servings

Against 462 pound cake recipes

No dairy, unlike 67% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • 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: 80%, 50th percentileDairy: 0%, 16th percentileLeavening: 0.6%, 30th percentileSalt: 0.8%, 56th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • 3 cups sugar≈ 600 g
  • 1-1/2 cups butter, softened≈ 341 g
  • 6 large eggs≈ 300 g
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour≈ 375 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 2.6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves≈ 0.7 g
  • 1 cup apple cider≈ 125 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1/2 cup sugar≈ 100 g
  • 1/4 cup butter, cubed≈ 57 g
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk≈ 61 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda≈ 1.5 g

flour 375 gbatter 1756 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
  • Egg80% · 50th percentile
  • Dairy0% · 16th percentile
  • Leavening0.6% · 30th percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 56th percentile

Oven

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

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