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Birthday Cake Recipe

sugarspunrun.com · 2019 · 16 servings

Against 126 vanilla cake recipes

Less egg than 96% of recipes and less fat 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.

  • Less egg than 96% of recipes: 30% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 56%, about half as much.
  • Less fat than 84% of recipes: 51% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 66%.
  • More salt than 86% of recipes: 1.8% 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: 51%, 15th percentileEgg: 30%, 4th percentileLiquid: 98%, 73rd percentileLeavening: 3.2%, 23rd percentileSalt: 1.8%, 88th percentileSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (16)

  • 1 cup + 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter (softened)≈ 255 g
  • 3 cups granulated sugar≈ 600 g
  • 3 large eggs (room temperature preferred)≈ 150 g
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour ((may substitute 500g cake flour))500 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda≈ 9 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt≈ 9 g
  • 2 cups buttermilk¹ (room temperature preferred)≈ 488 g
  • ½ cup colorful sprinkles²≈ 119 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • ¾ cup unsalted butter (softened )≈ 170 g
  • 12 oz cream cheese (softened )340 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 6 g
  • ¼ teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 5 ¼ cups powdered sugar 656g656 g
  • ¾ cup natural cocoa powder≈ 65 g

flour 500 gbatter 2149 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
  • Fat51% · 15th percentile
  • Egg30% · 4th percentile
  • Liquid98% · 73rd percentile
  • Leavening3.2% · 23rd percentile
  • Salt1.8% · 88th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
32 to 34 minutes
median 28 minutes

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