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Jellycat Birthday Cake

teakandthyme.com · 2024 · 8 servings

Against 126 vanilla cake recipes

Less fat than 85% of recipes and more egg than 80%.

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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 85% of recipes: 50% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 66%.
  • More egg than 80% of recipes: 67% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 56%.
  • Less leavening than 79% of recipes: 3.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.9%.
Sugar: 100%, 38th percentileFat: 50%, 13th percentileEgg: 67%, 82nd percentileLiquid: 84%, 54th percentileLeavening: 3.1%, 19th percentileSalt: 1.3%, 67th percentileSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • 225 g all-purpose flour225 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 3 large eggs (room temperature)≈ 150 g
  • 225 g granulated sugar225 g
  • 85 g unsalted butter85 g
  • 190 g milk (dairy or non-dairy)190 g
  • 2 tablespoons oil≈ 27 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 6 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 300 g whipping cream or heavy cream (cold)300 g
  • 30 g powdered sugar30 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1-2 teaspoons cocoa powder≈ 2.7 g
  • 4 tablespoons strawberry jam (store-bought or homemade)≈ 38 g
  • 2-3 fresh strawberries (halved)n/a
  • 1 birthday candle (with white and red stripes if possible)n/a
  • 20 g dark chocolate (roughly chopped)20 g

flour 225 gbatter 918 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.

  • Sugar100% · 38th percentile
  • Fat50% · 13th percentile
  • Egg67% · 82nd percentile
  • Liquid84% · 54th percentile
  • Leavening3.1% · 19th percentile
  • Salt1.3% · 67th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
35 to 40 minutes
median 28 minutes

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