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Brown Sugar Pound Cake

thefirstyearblog.com · 2017 · 16 servings

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More sugar than 89% 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 sugar than 89% of recipes: 173% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 120%.
  • No salt at all, where 75% of recipes use some (most of those 0.5 to 1.5% of the flour weight).
  • More dairy than 77% of recipes: 68% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%.
Butter: 79%, 31st percentileSugar: 173%, 90th percentileEgg: 69%, 30th percentileDairy: 68%, 78th percentileLeavening: 1.3%, 45th percentileSalt: 0%, 12th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 1 1/4 cup (283g) unsalted butter (2 1/2 sticks, room temperature)283 g
  • 2 cups (426g) brown sugar426 g
  • 1 cup (198g) granulated sugar198 g
  • 5 large eggs≈ 250 g
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 3 cups (360g) all purpose flour360 g
  • 1 tsp baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1 cup (236ml) buttermilk≈ 244 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1/4 cup (57g) unsalted butter (1/2 stick)57 g
  • 1/2 cup (107g) brown sugar107 g
  • 1/4 cup (59ml) milk (I used skim)≈ 61 g
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla paste≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 cups (227g) powdered sugar227 g

flour 360 gbatter 1770 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.

  • Butter79% · 31st percentile
  • Sugar173% · 90th percentile
  • Egg69% · 30th percentile
  • Dairy68% · 78th percentile
  • Leavening1.3% · 45th percentile
  • Salt0% · 12th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
65 to 75 minutes
median 60 minutes

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