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Sour Cream Pound Cake

tastesbetterfromscratch.com · 2025 · 16

Against 462 pound cake recipes

Less butter than 83% 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.

  • Less butter than 83% of recipes: 61% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
  • Dairy in the middle half of recipes: 61% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%.
Butter: 61%, 12th percentileSugar: 107%, 39th percentileEgg: 80%, 50th percentileDairy: 61%, 66th percentileLeavening: 1.6%, 49th percentileSalt: 0.8%, 56th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour≈ 375 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 cup butter (, softened)≈ 227 g
  • 2 cups granulated sugar≈ 400 g
  • 6 large eggs (, room temperature)≈ 300 g
  • 4 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 17 g
  • 1 cup sour cream≈ 230 g

flour 375 gbatter 1558 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
  • Sugar107% · 39th percentile
  • Egg80% · 50th percentile
  • Dairy61% · 66th percentile
  • Leavening1.6% · 49th percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 56th percentile

Oven

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

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