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Banana Pound Cake & Milk Chocolate Glaze

Kim Lange · thebakingchocolatess.com · 2015 · 8 Servings

Against 462 pound cake recipes

Less sugar than 88% of recipes and no dairy, unlike 67%.

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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 88% of recipes: 91% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%.
  • No dairy at all, where 67% of recipes use some (most of those 45 to 75% of the flour weight).
Butter: 78%, 29th percentileSugar: 91%, 11th percentileEgg: 69%, 29th percentileDairy: 0%, 16th percentileLeavening: 1.1%, 38th percentileSalt: 0.7%, 49th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter (softened)≈ 170 g
  • 1 cups granulated sugar≈ 200 g
  • 3 large eggs (room temp)≈ 150 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
  • 1 cup ripe bananas (mashed)≈ 225 g
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour≈ 219 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 tub milk chocolate frostingn/a
  • 1 cup milk chocolate chips≈ 170 g
  • 2 tablespoons butter (softened)≈ 28 g
  • 2-3 tablespoons milk of choice (add more if needed)≈ 38 g
  • 2 cups powdered sugar≈ 240 g

flour 219 gbatter 969 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.

  • Butter78% · 29th percentile
  • Sugar91% · 11th percentile
  • Egg69% · 29th percentile
  • Dairy0% · 16th percentile
  • Leavening1.1% · 38th percentile
  • Salt0.7% · 49th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
60 minutes
median 60 minutes

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