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Earl Grey Pound Cake

teakandthyme.com · 2023 · 9 slices

Against 462 pound cake recipes

Less sugar than 99% of recipes and more dairy than 99%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less sugar than 99% of recipes: 60% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%, about half as much.
  • More dairy than 99% of recipes: 120% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • Less egg than 83% of recipes: 60% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
Butter: 90%, 41st percentileSugar: 60%, 0th percentileEgg: 60%, 15th percentileDairy: 120%, 100th percentileLeavening: 2.4%, 66th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 70th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 300 g heavy cream or whipping cream300 g
  • 4 earl grey tea bagsn/a
  • 250 g cake flour250 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda≈ 1.5 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 earl grey tea bag (cut open)n/a
  • 225 g unsalted butter (softened to room temperature)225 g
  • 100 g brown sugar100 g
  • 50 g granulated sugar50 g
  • 3 large eggs (room temperature)≈ 150 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 210 g earl grey cream210 g
  • 100 g powdered sugar100 g
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons milk≈ 13 g

flour 250 gbatter 1088 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.

  • Butter90% · 41st percentile
  • Sugar60% · 0th percentile
  • Egg60% · 15th percentile
  • Dairy120% · 100th percentile
  • Leavening2.4% · 66th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 70th percentile

Oven

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

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