How many calories are in cake?

100 g of cake has 389 kcal. 1 piece, 1/12 of 12 oz cake (28 g): about 109 kcal. 1 piece, 1/10 of 10.6 oz cake (30 g): about 117 kcal. 1 snack cake, 2.5 oz (71 g): about 276 kcal.

How much protein is in cake?

Cake contains 5.2 g of protein per 100 g (10% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 1.5 g in 1 piece, 1/12 of 12 oz cake (28 g). About 5% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other baked products, that is below the median (median 6.7 g).

How many carbs are in cake?

Cake has 52.5 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 1 g of fiber.

How much fat is in cake?

Cake contains 17.9 g of fat per 100 g, of which 4.6 g is saturated (23% of the Daily Value).

What vitamins and minerals does cake contain?

Per 100 g, the most notable amounts relative to the Daily Value are phosphorus (11% DV). The full list is in the vitamins and minerals table above.

How much sodium is in cake?

100 g contains 400 mg of sodium, 17% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Does cake have the same nutrition not specified and cooked?

No. Per 100 g, cake, pound, commercially prepared, other than all butter, unenriched has 389 kcal, while cake, pound, Bimbo Bakeries USA, Panque Casero, home baked style has 418 kcal. Cooking changes the water content, so always use the record that matches how you weigh the food.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy, record dated April 1, 2019. FoodFactly last checked it on November 6, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Calories in Cake, pound, commercially prepared, other than all butter, unenriched

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Cake, pound, commercially prepared, other than all butter, unenriched contains 389 kcal per 100 g. A typical serving of 1 piece, 1/12 of 12 oz cake (28 g) provides about 109 kcal.

Roughly 54% of its calories come from carbohydrates, with 41% from fat and 5% from protein (estimated with general energy factors).

That is close to the median for baked products on FoodFactly (365 kcal per 100 g).

100 g provides 11% of the Daily Value for phosphorus.

The data comes from USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy.

389kcal per 100 g

5.2 gprotein

52.5 gcarbohydrates

17.9 gfat

109kcal in 1 piece, 1/12 of 12 oz cake (28 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories C	389 kcal
Total fat ?	17.9 g	23%
Saturated fat I	4.6 g	23%
Cholesterol ?	58 mg	19%
Sodium ?	400 mg	17%
Total carbohydrates ?	52.5 g	19%
Dietary fiber ?	1 g	4%
Total sugars	not reported
Protein ?	5.2 g	10%
Vitamin A C	35 µg	4%
Vitamin C ?	0.1 mg	0.1%
Thiamin (B1) ?	0.024 mg	2%
Riboflavin (B2) ?	0.12 mg	10%
Niacin (B3) ?	0.34 mg	2%
Pantothenic acid (B5) ?	0.29 mg	6%
Vitamin B6 ?	0.023 mg	1%
Folate (B9) C	9 µg	2%
Vitamin B12 ?	0.14 µg	6%
Calcium ?	64 mg	5%
Iron I	0.6 mg	3%
Magnesium ?	13 mg	3%
Phosphorus ?	134 mg	11%
Potassium ?	106 mg	2%
Zinc ?	0.39 mg	4%
Copper ?	0.054 mg	6%
Manganese ?	0.088 mg	4%

% DV: percent of the FDA Daily Value for adults (reference amounts). Letters show how each value was obtained: M measured, C calculated, L label, Z assumed zero, I imputed. Vitamins and minerals not listed were not reported by the source.

Nutritional breakdown

Protein 5%
Carbohydrates 54%
Fat 41%

Approximate share of calories, using general energy factors (4 kcal/g protein and carbohydrate, 9 kcal/g fat, 7 kcal/g alcohol).

Vitamins and minerals, % Daily Value per 100 g

Nutritional insights

Protein5.2 gbelow the median for baked products (median 6.7 g)
Fiber1 gin the lowest quarter of baked products (median 2.4 g)
Fat17.9 gabove the median for baked products (median 11 g)
Saturated fat4.6 gabove the median for baked products (median 2.6 g)
Sodium400 mgbelow the median for baked products (median 433 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal1.3 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels
Water23.1 gwater per 100 g, which largely explains differences between raw, cooked and dried forms

Full nutrient profile

Fats and cholesterol (2)

Monounsaturated fat I	9.9 g
Polyunsaturated fat I	2.3 g

Amino acids (18)

Tryptophan ?	0.069 g
Threonine ?	0.2 g
Isoleucine ?	0.24 g
Leucine ?	0.4 g
Lysine ?	0.28 g
Methionine ?	0.13 g
Cystine ?	0.11 g
Phenylalanine ?	0.26 g
Tyrosine ?	0.18 g
Valine ?	0.28 g
Arginine ?	0.25 g
Histidine ?	0.12 g
Alanine ?	0.22 g
Aspartic acid ?	0.37 g
Glutamic acid ?	1.2 g
Glycine ?	0.17 g
Proline ?	0.4 g
Serine ?	0.32 g

Individual fatty acids (17)

EPA (omega-3, 20:5 n-3) ?	0.001 g
DHA (omega-3, 22:6 n-3) ?	0.006 g
Linoleic acid (omega-6, 18:2) I	2.1 g
SFA 4:0 ?	0.001 g
SFA 6:0 ?	0 g
SFA 8:0 ?	0.001 g
SFA 10:0 ?	0.001 g
SFA 12:0 ?	0.001 g
SFA 14:0 I	0.087 g
SFA 16:0 I	2.5 g
SFA 18:0 I	2.1 g
MUFA 18:1 I	9.9 g
PUFA 18:3 I	0.11 g
PUFA 20:4 I	0.023 g
MUFA 16:1 I	0.049 g
MUFA 20:1 ?	0.004 g
MUFA 22:1 I	0 g

Carotenoids (1)

Retinol C	35 µg

Other components (6)

Water ?	23.1 g
Ash ?	1.4 g
Energy ?	1,628 kJ
Vitamin A, IU I	118 IU
Folic acid Z	0 µg
Folate, food ?	9 µg

Other forms of Cake

Raw, cooked, dried and processed versions are separate records with their own measured values.

Food	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
Cake, pound, Bimbo Bakeries USA, Panque Casero, home baked style Cooked	418	6.6 g	48.9 g	21.7 g
Cake, snack cakes, not chocolate, with icing or filling, low-fat, with added fiber	412	3.7 g	74.3 g	11.1 g
Cake, angelfood, commercially prepared	258	5.9 g	57.8 g	0.8 g
Cake, angelfood, dry mix, prepared Dried or dry	257	6.1 g	58.7 g	0.3 g
Cake, boston cream pie, commercially prepared	252	2.4 g	42.9 g	8.5 g
Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting	371	5.3 g	53.4 g	15.1 g
Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting	356	4.4 g	63.2 g	10.3 g
Cake, coffeecake, cheese	339	7 g	44.3 g	15.2 g
Cake, coffeecake, cinnamon with crumb topping, commercially prepared, enriched	418	6.8 g	46.7 g	23.3 g
Cake, gingerbread, dry mix Dried or dry	437	4.4 g	74.6 g	13.8 g
Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe	356	3.9 g	49.2 g	16.4 g
Cake, pineapple upside-down, prepared from recipe	319	3.5 g	50.5 g	12.1 g

Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Foods with a similar nutritional profile

Food	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
Danish pastry, fruit, unenriched (includes apple, cinnamon, raisin, strawberry)	371	5.4 g	47.8 g	18.5 g
Danish pastry, lemon, unenriched	371	5.4 g	47.8 g	18.5 g
Danish pastry, raspberry, unenriched	371	5.4 g	47.8 g	18.5 g
Cookies, oatmeal, refrigerated dough	424	5.4 g	59.1 g	18.9 g
Pie, pecan, prepared from recipe	412	4.9 g	52.2 g	22.2 g
Sweet rolls, cheese	360	7.1 g	43.7 g	18.3 g
Doughnuts, cake-type, plain, sugared or glazed	426	5.2 g	50.8 g	22.9 g
Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe	353	7 g	44.6 g	16.3 g

Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Source of the nutrition information

USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy, record 175053. License: CC0 1.0 (U.S. public domain). Source record dated April 1, 2019. Imported November 6, 2026.

Last updated: November 6, 2026. Data quality score: 95/100 (how it is calculated).

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