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Banana Pound Cake

Kathy Adams · tasteofhome.com · 2018 · 12 servings

Against 462 pound cake recipes

Less butter than 83% of recipes and more sugar than 85%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less butter than 83% of recipes: 61% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
  • More sugar than 85% of recipes: 163% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%.
  • No salt at all, where 75% of recipes use some (most of those 0.5 to 1.5% of the flour weight).
Butter: 61%, 12th percentileSugar: 163%, 86th percentileEgg: 80%, 50th percentileDairy: 61%, 66th percentileLeavening: 0.4%, 25th percentileSalt: 0%, 12th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 3 teaspoons plus 3 cups sugar, divided≈ 613 g
  • 1 cup butter, softened≈ 227 g
  • 6 large eggs, room temperature≈ 300 g
  • 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 medium)≈ 225 g
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract≈ 2.1 g
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour≈ 375 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 cup sour cream≈ 230 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar≈ 180 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
  • 3 to 4 teaspoons 2% milk≈ 18 g

flour 375 gbatter 1979 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.

  • Butter61% · 12th percentile
  • Sugar163% · 86th percentile
  • Egg80% · 50th percentile
  • Dairy61% · 66th percentile
  • Leavening0.4% · 25th percentile
  • Salt0% · 12th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
75 to 85 minutes
median 60 minutes

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