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Vanilla Birthday Cake with Old-Fashioned Vanilla Buttercream

onceuponachef.com · 2012 · 14 from one (8-inch) layer cake (makes 24 cupcakes)

Against 126 vanilla cake recipes

More egg than 94% of recipes and less salt than 83%.

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How it compares

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

  • More egg than 94% of recipes: 79% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 56%.
  • Less salt than 83% of recipes: 0.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%.
  • Sugar above the middle half: 120% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 108%, more than 74% of recipes use.
Sugar: 120%, 76th percentileFat: 68%, 58th percentileEgg: 79%, 95th percentileLiquid: 73%, 34th percentileLeavening: 3.7%, 44th percentileSalt: 0.6%, 13th percentileSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour, (spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off)≈ 250 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • ¼ teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened≈ 170 g
  • 1½ cups granulated sugar≈ 300 g
  • 6 large egg whites, (at room temperature)≈ 198 g
  • ¾ cup whole milk, (at room temperature)≈ 183 g
  • 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 6 g
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract≈ 2.1 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 4 oz cream cheese, (at room temperature)113 g
  • 6 cups confectioners' sugar≈ 720 g
  • 3 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • Pinch salt≈ 0.4 g

flour 250 gbatter 1120 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
  • Fat68% · 58th percentile
  • Egg79% · 95th percentile
  • Liquid73% · 34th percentile
  • Leavening3.7% · 44th percentile
  • Salt0.6% · 13th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
25 to 30 minutes
median 28 minutes

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