Perfect Birthday Cake
Lena Abraham · delish.com · 2018 · 16 serving(s)
Against 126 vanilla cake recipes
More fat than 95% of recipes and less leavening than 91%.
How it compares
Against the typical cake: the median of 126 vanilla cake recipes, per 100 g of flour.
- More fat than 95% of recipes: 91% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 66%.
- Less leavening than 91% of recipes: 2.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.9%.
- Sugar above the middle half: 120% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 108%, more than 74% of recipes use.
Ingredients (16)
- 1 1/2 c. (3 sticks) butter, softened≈ 341 g
- 2 1/4 c. granulated sugar≈ 450 g
- 4 large eggs≈ 200 g
- 1 tbsp. pure vanilla extract≈ 13 g
- 3 c. all-purpose flour≈ 375 g
- 1/4 c. cornstarch≈ 32 g
- 2 tsp. baking powder≈ 9 g
- 1 tsp. kosher salt≈ 4 g
- 1 1/4 c. milk≈ 305 g
- 1/2 c. sprinkles, plus more for garnish, if desired≈ 119 g
Toppings and extras
Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.
- 1 1/2 c. softened butter≈ 341 g
- 6 c. powdered sugar≈ 720 g
- 1/4 c. sour cream≈ 58 g
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
- 1/4 c. heavy cream≈ 60 g
- Pinch of kosher salt≈ 0.4 g
flour 375 gbatter 1847 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.
- Sugar120% · 76th percentile · median 108%
- Fat91% · 96th percentile · median 66%
- Egg53% · 40th percentile · median 56%
- Liquid81% · 48th percentile · median 82%
- Leavening2.5% · 8th percentile · median 3.9%
- Salt1.1% · 55th percentile · median 1%
Oven
- Temperature
- 350°F / 175°C
- median 350°F
- Time
- 30 to 35 minutes
- median 28 minutes
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