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Citrus Pound Cake | Citrus Cake Recipe | Candied Peel Cake

Aarthi · yummytummyaarthi.com · 2025 · 8 servings

Against 462 pound cake recipes

More dairy than 87% of recipes and less egg than 82%.

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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 87% of recipes: 83% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%.
  • Less egg than 82% of recipes: 63% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 80%.
  • Less butter than 76% of recipes: 71% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 91%.
Butter: 71%, 23rd percentileSugar: 104%, 34th percentileEgg: 63%, 17th percentileDairy: 83%, 88th percentileLeavening: 1.5%, 48th percentileSalt: 0.6%, 46th percentileButterSugarEggDairyLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 2 cups All Purpose Flour (240 grams)240 g
  • ¾ tsp Baking Powder≈ 3.5 g
  • ¼ tsp Salt≈ 1.5 g
  • ¾ cup Unsalted Butter (170 grams)170 g
  • 1¼ cup Sugar (250 grams)250 g
  • 1 tsp Orange Zest≈ 2 g
  • 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract≈ 13 g
  • 3 large Eggs≈ 150 g
  • ⅓ cup Plain Yogurt or Sour Cream ( 90 ml)≈ 77 g
  • ½ cup Milk (120 ml)≈ 122 g
  • ½ cup Candied Citrus Peel ( chopped)≈ 119 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 cup Confectioner Sugar / Icing Sugar≈ 120 g
  • 2 tbsp Orange Juice≈ 30 g

flour 240 gbatter 1147 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.

  • Butter71% · 23rd percentile
  • Sugar104% · 34th percentile
  • Egg63% · 17th percentile
  • Dairy83% · 88th percentile
  • Leavening1.5% · 48th percentile
  • Salt0.6% · 46th percentile

Oven

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

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