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White Cake with Pink Frosting

Julianne Dell · beyondfrosting.com · 2021 · 10 servings

Against 126 vanilla cake recipes

More sugar than 92% of recipes and less fat than 88%.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 92% of recipes: 132% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 108%.
  • Less fat than 88% of recipes: 45% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 66%.
  • Less leavening than 81% of recipes: 3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.9%.
  • More egg than 77% of recipes: 66% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 56%.
Sugar: 132%, 93rd percentileFat: 45%, 11th percentileEgg: 66%, 79th percentileLiquid: 97%, 71st percentileLeavening: 3%, 18th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 61st percentileSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 5 large egg whites, at room temperature≈ 165 g
  • ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter at room temperature113 g
  • 1 cup (236ml) whole milk at room temperature≈ 244 g
  • 2 teaspoons (10ml) pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 1 ¾ cups (333g) granulated sugar333 g
  • 2 ¼ cups (252g) cake flour (see notes)252 g
  • 2 teaspoons (7.5g) baking powder8 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 5 large egg whites≈ 165 g
  • 1 cup (190g) granulated sugar190 g
  • 2 cups (452g) unsalted butter at room temperature452 g
  • 2 teaspoon (10ml) pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • Food gel colors (optional)n/a

flour 252 gbatter 1126 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.

  • Sugar132% · 93rd percentile
  • Fat45% · 11th percentile
  • Egg66% · 79th percentile
  • Liquid97% · 71st percentile
  • Leavening3% · 18th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 61st percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
23 to 28 minutes
median 28 minutes

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