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Marbled Pound Cake

thefirstyearblog.com · 2026 · 12 slices

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More dairy than 93% of recipes and more leavening than 87%.

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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 93% of recipes: 95% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%, about twice as much.
  • More leavening than 87% of recipes: 3.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More salt than 82% of recipes: 1.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%, about 2.5 times as much.
Butter: 94%, 55th percentileSugar: 103%, 33rd percentileEgg: 70%, 32nd percentileDairy: 95%, 94th percentileLeavening: 3.8%, 88th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 86th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 2 cups (240g) all-purpose flour240 g
  • 2 tsp baking powder≈ 9 g
  • ½ tsp salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter (room temperature)226 g
  • 8 oz (227g) cream cheese (room temperature)227 g
  • 1 ¼ cups (248g) granulated sugar248 g
  • 3 large eggs (room temperature)≈ 150 g
  • 1 egg yolk (room temperature)≈ 18 g
  • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • ¼ cup (24g) dutch processed cocoa powder24 g
  • ⅛ tsp salt≈ 0.8 g
  • 3 Tbsp espresso or hot coffee≈ 44 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • ⅔ cup semi sweet chocolate (4 oz)≈ 113 g
  • 6 Tbsp heavy cream≈ 89 g

flour 240 gbatter 1199 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.

  • Butter94% · 55th percentile
  • Sugar103% · 33rd percentile
  • Egg70% · 32nd percentile
  • Dairy95% · 94th percentile
  • Leavening3.8% · 88th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 86th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
50 minutes
median 60 minutes

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