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Yellow Cake

Makinze Gore · delish.com · 2019 · 8 serving(s)

Against 126 vanilla cake recipes

More fat than 95% of recipes and more sugar than 84%.

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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%.
  • More sugar than 84% of recipes: 124% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 108%.
  • Less egg than 86% of recipes: 40% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 56%.
  • Less leavening than 85% of recipes: 2.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.9%.
Sugar: 124%, 85th percentileFat: 91%, 96th percentileEgg: 40%, 12th percentileLiquid: 73%, 34th percentileLeavening: 2.8%, 13th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 80th percentileSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (16)

  • 2 c. all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 3 tbsp. cornstarch≈ 24 g
  • 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt≈ 4 g
  • 1 c. (2 sticks) butter, softened≈ 227 g
  • 1 c. granulated sugar≈ 200 g
  • 1/2 c. packed brown sugar≈ 110 g
  • 2 large eggs, plus 6 egg yolks≈ 100 g
  • 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 3/4 c. milk≈ 183 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 c. (2 sticks) melted butter≈ 227 g
  • 3 c. powdered sugar≈ 360 g
  • 1 c. unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 86 g
  • 1/3 c. heavy cream≈ 79 g
  • 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • Pinch of kosher salt≈ 0.4 g

flour 250 gbatter 1113 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.

  • Sugar124% · 85th percentile
  • Fat91% · 96th percentile
  • Egg40% · 12th percentile
  • Liquid73% · 34th percentile
  • Leavening2.8% · 13th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 80th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
25 to 30 minutes
median 28 minutes

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