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Sourdough Vanilla Cake

farmhouseonboone.com · 2022 · 36

Against 126 vanilla cake recipes

Less fat than 94% of recipes and more sugar 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.

  • Less fat than 94% of recipes: 36% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 66%, about half as much.
  • More sugar than 88% of recipes: 128% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 108%.
  • More leavening than 88% of recipes: 4.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.9%.
  • More salt than 90% of recipes: 1.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%, about twice as much.
Sugar: 128%, 90th percentileFat: 36%, 5th percentileEgg: 48%, 27th percentileLiquid: 78%, 43rd percentileLeavening: 4.9%, 90th percentileSalt: 1.9%, 92nd percentileSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (16)

  • 2 1/2 cups flour≈ 313 g
  • 2 cups sugar≈ 400 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1/4 cup butter (softened)≈ 57 g
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil≈ 55 g
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla≈ 19 g
  • 1/2 cup sourdough starter≈ 120 g
  • 1 cups water/milk≈ 244 g
  • 3 large eggs≈ 150 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)≈ 227 g
  • 4 cups powdered sugar≈ 480 g
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream≈ 60 g
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g

flour 313 gbatter 1378 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.

  • Sugar128% · 90th percentile
  • Fat36% · 5th percentile
  • Egg48% · 27th percentile
  • Liquid78% · 43rd percentile
  • Leavening4.9% · 90th percentile
  • Salt1.9% · 92nd percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
30 to 35 minutes
median 28 minutes

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