Vanilla Cake Lab126 recipes
← All vanilla cake recipes

Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting

twopeasandtheirpod.com · 2022 · 16

Against 126 vanilla cake recipes

More egg than 96% of recipes and more fat than 90%.

See how all 126 vanilla cake recipes compare →

Get the method at twopeasandtheirpod.com →This page has the ingredients and the numbers. The instructions and photos are on the original recipe, which Recipe Lab does not republish.

How it compares

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

  • More egg than 96% of recipes: 83% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 56%.
  • More fat than 90% of recipes: 86% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 66%.
  • Less leavening than 93% of recipes: 2.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.9%.
  • More salt than 81% of recipes: 1.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1%.
Sugar: 101%, 40th percentileFat: 86%, 91st percentileEgg: 83%, 97th percentileLiquid: 70%, 25th percentileLeavening: 2.3%, 6th percentileSalt: 1.7%, 84th percentileSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • 3 cups (345 g) cake flour345 g
  • 2 teaspoons (8 g) baking powder8 g
  • 1 teaspoon (6 g) salt6 g
  • 1 cup (226 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature226 g
  • 1 3/4 cups (350 g) granulated sugar350 g
  • 1/3 cup (72 g) grapeseed oil72 g
  • 5 large eggs, (at room temperature)≈ 250 g
  • 2 egg yolks, (at room temperature)≈ 36 g
  • 1 teaspoon (4.2 g) pure vanilla extract4.2 g
  • 1 teaspoon (4.2 g) butter extract4.2 g
  • 1 cup (240 g) sour cream, at room temperature240 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2 cups (452 g) unsalted butter, slightly cold452 g
  • 5 cups (625 g) confectioner's sugar, measured then sifted625 g
  • 1 tablespoon (12 g) pure vanilla extract12 g
  • 1 cup (170 g) semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips170 g
  • 1/4 cup (57.75 g) heavy whipping cream58 g
  • Pinch of salt≈ 0.4 g

flour 345 gbatter 1541 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.

  • Sugar101% · 40th percentile
  • Fat86% · 91st percentile
  • Egg83% · 97th percentile
  • Liquid70% · 25th percentile
  • Leavening2.3% · 6th percentile
  • Salt1.7% · 84th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
25 to 30 minutes
median 28 minutes

Keep exploring

Recipes most like this one

Nearest by baker's percentages: sugar, fat, egg, liquid, leavening, salt.

Do something with it

Or browse all 126 vanilla cake recipes.