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Homemade Vanilla Cake Recipe

aspicyperspective.com · 2024 · 12

Against 126 vanilla cake recipes

More liquid than 95% of recipes and more salt than 98%.

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How it compares

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

  • More liquid than 95% of recipes: 128% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 82%.
  • More salt than 98% of recipes: 2.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • Less egg than 92% of recipes: 35% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 56%.
  • More sugar than 78% of recipes: 123% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 108%.
Sugar: 123%, 81st percentileFat: 60%, 30th percentileEgg: 35%, 8th percentileLiquid: 128%, 96th percentileLeavening: 4.3%, 67th percentileSalt: 2.6%, 99th percentileSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 2 1/2 cups cake flour ((or 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour + 1/4 cup cornstarch))≈ 285 g
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons salt≈ 8 g
  • 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar≈ 350 g
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter, (softened (1 1/2 sticks))≈ 170 g
  • 2 large eggs + 1 egg white≈ 100 g
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk≈ 366 g
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract≈ 13 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Funfetti Frosting Recipen/a

flour 285 gbatter 1304 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.

  • Sugar123% · 81st percentile
  • Fat60% · 30th percentile
  • Egg35% · 8th percentile
  • Liquid128% · 96th percentile
  • Leavening4.3% · 67th percentile
  • Salt2.6% · 99th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
22 to 25 minutes
median 28 minutes

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