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Funfetti Birthday Cake with Bubblegum Buttercream Frosting

Gemma Stafford · biggerbolderbaking.com · 2014 · 12 serving

Against 126 vanilla cake recipes

Less egg than 99% of recipes and less leavening than 97%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less egg than 99% of recipes: 20% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 56%, about half as much.
  • Less leavening than 97% of recipes: 1.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.9%, about half as much.
  • Less fat than 87% of recipes: 48% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 66%.
  • Less sugar than 84% of recipes: 89% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 108%.
Sugar: 89%, 15th percentileFat: 48%, 12th percentileEgg: 20%, 0th percentileLiquid: 100%, 76th percentileLeavening: 1.5%, 2nd percentileSalt: 0.6%, 13th percentileSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 3 ⅓ cups (1lb 1oz/ 500g) all purpose flour500 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 ½ cups (12oz/355g) granulated sugar355 g
  • 1/2 cup (3 oz / 90g) light brown sugar90 g
  • 1 cup (8oz / 240g) butter, melted240 g
  • 2 Large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 2 cups (16oz / 500g) Buttermilk500 g
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • 2/3 cup (3oz/90g) sprinklesButtercream Frosting90 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 cup (8oz/240g) butter, softened to room temperature240 g
  • 3 cups (12oz/360g) powdered sugar, sifted360 g
  • 2-3 drops of Green food colouring ((use what ever color you like))≈ 1 g

flour 500 gbatter 1898 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.

  • Sugar89% · 15th percentile
  • Fat48% · 12th percentile
  • Egg20% · 0th percentile
  • Liquid100% · 76th percentile
  • Leavening1.5% · 2nd percentile
  • Salt0.6% · 13th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
40 minutes
median 28 minutes

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