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Mom's Favorite White Cake

Taste of Home Editorial Team · tasteofhome.com · 2018 · 6 servings

Against 126 vanilla cake recipes

Less fat than 89% of recipes and more leavening than 93%.

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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 89% of recipes: 44% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 66%.
  • More leavening than 93% of recipes: 5.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.9%.
Sugar: 117%, 70th percentileFat: 44%, 10th percentileEgg: 52%, 34th percentileLiquid: 95%, 70th percentileLeavening: 5.4%, 94th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 61st percentileSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 1/4 cup butter, softened≈ 57 g
  • 3/4 cup sugar≈ 150 g
  • 2 large egg whites, room temperature≈ 66 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons cake flour≈ 128 g
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1/2 cup 2% milk≈ 122 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1/2 cup vanilla or white chips≈ 101 g
  • 1 envelope whipped topping mix (Dream Whip)n/a
  • 1/3 cup 2% milk≈ 81 g
  • 3 tablespoons seedless strawberry jam≈ 28 g
  • 1/2 cup sliced fresh strawberries≈ 75 g
  • 1/4 cup drained crushed pineapple≈ 59 g

flour 128 gbatter 536 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.

  • Sugar117% · 70th percentile
  • Fat44% · 10th percentile
  • Egg52% · 34th percentile
  • Liquid95% · 70th percentile
  • Leavening5.4% · 94th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 61st percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
18 to 22 minutes
median 28 minutes

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