Chocolate Pound Cake With Vanilla Bean Glaze

Ingredients (14)

• 1 1/2 sticks (12 tbsp.) salted butter, at room temperature, plus more for the pan≈ 170 g
• 1 1/4 c. all-purpose flour≈ 156 g
• 3/4 c. dutch-process cocoa powder≈ 65 g
• 1 tsp. baking powder≈ 4.6 g
• 1/4 tsp. kosher salt≈ 1 g
• 1/2 c. whole milk≈ 122 g
• 1 tsp. instant espresso powder≈ 2.4 g
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
• 1 1/2 c. granulated sugar≈ 300 g
• 3 large eggs≈ 150 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• 2 c. powdered sugar≈ 240 g
• Pinch of salt≈ 0.4 g
• 3 tbsp. whole milk≈ 46 g
• 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwisen/a

flour 156 gbatter 975 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.

• Butter108% · 87th percentile · median 91%
• Sugar192% · 95th percentile · median 120%
• Egg96% · 75th percentile · median 80%
• Dairy78% · 85th percentile · median 46%
• Leavening2.9% · 77th percentile · median 1.6%
• Salt0.6% · 46th percentile · median 0.7%

Oven

Temperature

not stated

median 350°F

Time

70 minutes

median 60 minutes