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Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese Pound Cake Loaf {Vanilla Bean Frosting}

Kim Lange · thebakingchocolatess.com · 2015 · 8 Servings

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More dairy than 88% 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.

  • More dairy than 88% of recipes: 84% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%.
  • No salt at all, where 75% of recipes use some (most of those 0.5 to 1.5% of the flour weight).
Butter: 84%, 35th percentileSugar: 111%, 45th percentileEgg: 74%, 36th percentileDairy: 84%, 89th percentileLeavening: 0.9%, 36th percentileSalt: 0%, 12th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar≈ 300 g
  • 8 oz cream cheese (softened)227 g
  • 1 cup butter (softened)≈ 227 g
  • 3 teaspoons vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • 4 eggs≈ 200 g
  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour≈ 156 g
  • 1 cup cake flour≈ 114 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2 cups powdered sugar≈ 240 g
  • 4 ounces cream cheese (softened)113 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 2-3 teaspoons vanilla almond milk or milk≈ 11 g

flour 270 gbatter 1239 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.

  • Butter84% · 35th percentile
  • Sugar111% · 45th percentile
  • Egg74% · 36th percentile
  • Dairy84% · 89th percentile
  • Leavening0.9% · 36th percentile
  • Salt0% · 12th percentile

Oven

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

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