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Homemade Pound Cake Recipe

thefirstyearblog.com · 2024 · 12 slices

Against 462 pound cake recipes

No dairy, unlike 67% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • No dairy at all, where 67% of recipes use some (most of those 45 to 75% of the flour weight).
  • Salt in the middle half of recipes: 1.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0.7%.
Butter: 94%, 55th percentileSugar: 103%, 33rd percentileEgg: 70%, 32nd percentileDairy: 0%, 16th percentileLeavening: 1.9%, 55th percentileSalt: 1.3%, 75th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (8)

  • 2 cups (240g) all-purpose flour240 g
  • 1 tsp baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1/2 tsp salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 cup (226g) unsalted butter (room temperature, 2 sticks)226 g
  • 1 ¼ cups (247g) granulated sugar247 g
  • 3 large eggs (room temperature)≈ 150 g
  • 1 egg yolk (room temperature)≈ 18 g
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract≈ 8 g

flour 240 gbatter 897 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
  • Dairy0% · 16th percentile
  • Leavening1.9% · 55th percentile
  • Salt1.3% · 75th percentile

Oven

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

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