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The Distinguished Guest Birthday Cake

Joy the Baker · joythebaker.com · 2023 · 1 8-inch cake, serves 8 or 12

Against 126 vanilla cake recipes

More sugar than 98% of recipes and more liquid than 99%.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 98% of recipes: 152% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 108%.
  • More liquid than 99% of recipes: 150% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 82%.
  • More leavening than 92% of recipes: 5.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.9%.
  • Fat in the middle half of recipes: 73% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 66%.
Sugar: 152%, 99th percentileFat: 73%, 73rd percentileEgg: 50%, 30th percentileLiquid: 150%, 100th percentileLeavening: 5.2%, 93rd percentileSalt: 1.1%, 55th percentileSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (22)

  • 4 large egg whites, beaten until stiff≈ 132 g
  • 2/3 cup (151 grams) unsalted butter, softened151 g
  • 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar200 g
  • 2 tablespoons boiling water≈ 30 g
  • 2 1/4 cup (238 grams) cake flour, sifted238 g
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder≈ 14 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 cup whole milk≈ 122 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean or vanilla bean paste≈ 4.2 g
  • The tiniest splash of almond extractn/a
  • 1 cup (200 grams) lightly packed brown sugar200 g
  • 1 cup milk≈ 244 g
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted≈ 43 g
  • 4 tablespoons (26 grams) cake flour26 g
  • Splash of vanilla extractn/a
  • Sprinkle of sea saltn/a
  • 1/2 cup chopped roasted and salted almonds≈ 60 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, softened113 g
  • 3 cups powdered sugar≈ 360 g
  • 5 tablespoons cocoa powder, sifted≈ 27 g
  • 5 tablespoons strong coffee, mostly cool≈ 74 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g

flour 264 gbatter 1466 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.

  • Sugar152% · 99th percentile
  • Fat73% · 73rd percentile
  • Egg50% · 30th percentile
  • Liquid150% · 100th percentile
  • Leavening5.2% · 93rd percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 55th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
28 to 35 minutes
median 28 minutes

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