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Cherry Pound Cake

Taste of Home Editorial Team · tasteofhome.com · 2018 · 12 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).
  • Less egg than 81% of recipes: 64% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
  • Less butter than 77% of recipes: 70% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
Butter: 70%, 23rd percentileSugar: 128%, 56th percentileEgg: 64%, 18th percentileDairy: 39%, 48th percentileLeavening: 0%, 12th percentileSalt: 0%, 12th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 1 jar (10 ounces) maraschino cherries, divided284 g
  • 1 cup butter, softened≈ 227 g
  • 1/2 cup shortening≈ 103 g
  • 3 cups sugar≈ 600 g
  • 6 large eggs≈ 300 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 3/4 cup 2% milk≈ 183 g
  • 3-3/4 cups all-purpose flour≈ 469 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 3 ounces cream cheese, softened85 g
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened≈ 57 g
  • 3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar≈ 450 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
  • 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut≈ 43 g
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts≈ 30 g
  • Additional sweetened shredded coconut, optionaln/a

flour 469 gbatter 2169 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.

  • Butter70% · 23rd percentile
  • Sugar128% · 56th percentile
  • Egg64% · 18th percentile
  • Dairy39% · 48th percentile
  • Leavening0% · 12th percentile
  • Salt0% · 12th percentile

Oven

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

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