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Mini Vanilla Cake

Julianne Dell · beyondfrosting.com · 2021 · 6 slices

Against 126 vanilla cake recipes

Less fat than 96% of recipes and more liquid than 93%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less fat than 96% of recipes: 31% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 66%, about half as much.
  • More liquid than 93% of recipes: 127% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 82%.
  • More salt than 81% of recipes: 1.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%.
Sugar: 109%, 51st percentileFat: 31%, 2nd percentileEgg: 57%, 52nd percentileLiquid: 127%, 94th percentileLeavening: 3.4%, 33rd percentileSalt: 1.7%, 84th percentileSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 1 cup (190g) granulated sugar190 g
  • ¼ cup (59 ml) vegetable oil≈ 55 g
  • 2 large eggs, at room temperature≈ 100 g
  • 2 teaspoons (10ml) pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • ¼ cup(60g) sour cream, at room temperature60 g
  • 1 ¼ cups (175 g) all-purpose flour, sifted175 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoon (6 g) baking powder6 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 2/3 cup (158 ml) milk, at room temperature≈ 163 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 1/2 cup (339 g) unsalted butter, cold339 g
  • 6 cups (780g) powdered sugar780 g
  • 2 ½ (12 ml) tablespoons heavy whipping cream or milk≈ 12 g
  • 2 teaspoons (10ml) pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • Pinch of salt≈ 0.4 g

flour 175 gbatter 760 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.

  • Sugar109% · 51st percentile
  • Fat31% · 2nd percentile
  • Egg57% · 52nd percentile
  • Liquid127% · 94th percentile
  • Leavening3.4% · 33rd percentile
  • Salt1.7% · 84th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
20 to 23 minutes
median 28 minutes

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