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Yellow Cake

africanbites.com · 2022 · 12

Against 126 vanilla cake recipes

Less liquid than 93% of recipes and more salt than 90%.

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How it compares

Against the typical cake: the median of 126 vanilla cake recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • Less liquid than 93% of recipes: 58% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 82%.
  • More salt than 90% of recipes: 1.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%, about twice as much.
  • More egg than 76% of recipes: 65% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 56%.
Sugar: 99%, 35th percentileFat: 72%, 68th percentileEgg: 65%, 77th percentileLiquid: 58%, 6th percentileLeavening: 3.7%, 44th percentileSalt: 1.9%, 92nd percentileSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • 2¾ cups cake flour≈ 314 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 2½ teaspoon baking powder≈ 12 g
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest ((optional))≈ 2 g
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg ((optional))≈ 2.6 g
  • 1 cup butter≈ 227 g
  • 1 cup granulated sugar≈ 200 g
  • ½ cup brown sugar≈ 110 g
  • 3 large eggs≈ 150 g
  • 3 egg yolks≈ 54 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • ¾ cup milk≈ 183 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 8 ounces butter227 g
  • 4-5 cups powdered sugar≈ 540 g
  • ¾ cup cocoa powder≈ 65 g
  • 2-4 tablespoons milk≈ 46 g
  • Pinch of salt≈ 0.4 g

flour 314 gbatter 1268 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 126 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Sugar99% · 35th percentile
  • Fat72% · 68th percentile
  • Egg65% · 77th percentile
  • Liquid58% · 6th percentile
  • Leavening3.7% · 44th percentile
  • Salt1.9% · 92nd percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
25 to 30 minutes
median 28 minutes

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