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Homemade White Cake

bakedbyanintrovert.com · 2017 · 12

Against 126 vanilla cake recipes

More egg than 84% of recipes and more leavening than 83%.

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How it compares

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

  • More egg than 84% of recipes: 70% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 56%.
  • More leavening than 83% of recipes: 4.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.9%.
  • More fat than 80% of recipes: 80% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 66%.
Sugar: 105%, 43rd percentileFat: 80%, 81st percentileEgg: 70%, 85th percentileLiquid: 86%, 56th percentileLeavening: 4.8%, 86th percentileSalt: 1.1%, 55th percentileSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 6 egg whites (room temperature)≈ 198 g
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar (divided)≈ 300 g
  • 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)≈ 227 g
  • 2 teaspoons clear vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract≈ 2.1 g
  • 2 ½ cups cake flour≈ 285 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder≈ 14 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 cup buttermilk (room temperature)≈ 244 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)≈ 341 g
  • 5 ½ cups confectioners' sugar (sifted)≈ 660 g
  • ¼ teaspoon almond extract≈ 1.1 g
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt≈ 0.8 g
  • 3-6 tablespoons heavy cream (room temperature)≈ 67 g

flour 285 gbatter 1281 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.

  • Sugar105% · 43rd percentile
  • Fat80% · 81st percentile
  • Egg70% · 85th percentile
  • Liquid86% · 56th percentile
  • Leavening4.8% · 86th percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 55th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
20 to 30 minutes
median 28 minutes

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