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Brownie Batter Butter Cake

Jenna Barnard · butternutbakeryblog.com · 2026 · 12 slices

Against 1,221 brownie recipes

No chocolate, unlike 83% of recipes and less sugar than 89%.

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How it compares

Against the typical pan: the median of 1221 brownie recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • No chocolate at all, where 83% of recipes use some (most of those 111 to 250% of the flour weight).
  • Less sugar than 89% of recipes: 117% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 224%, about half as much.
  • Less egg than 90% of recipes: 39% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 125%, about half as much.
  • More leavening than 83% of recipes: 3.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
Chocolate: 0%, 8th percentileCocoa: 26%, 59th percentileFat: 85%, 22nd percentileSugar: 117%, 11th percentileEgg: 39%, 9th percentileLeavening: 3.6%, 84th percentileSalt: 0.8%, 45th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 1/4 cup (55g) unsalted butter, melted55 g
  • 1/4 cup (54g) vegetable oil54 g
  • 3/4 cup (150g) granulated sugar150 g
  • 1/3 cup (33g) Dutch-process cocoa powder33 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1/4 cup (60g) whole milk60 g
  • 1 tsp baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt≈ 1 g
  • 1 cup (128g) all-purpose flour or 1-to-1 gluten-free baking flour, spooned and leveled128 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 8 oz full fat cream cheese, room temp227 g
  • 3 cups (330g) powdered sugar, spooned and leveled330 g
  • 1/4 cup (25g) Dutch-process cocoa powder25 g
  • 1/4 cup (45g) mini chocolate chips, for topping45 g

flour 128 gbatter 540 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 1221 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Chocolate0% · 8th percentile
  • Cocoa26% · 59th percentile
  • Fat85% · 22nd percentile
  • Sugar117% · 11th percentile
  • Egg39% · 9th percentile
  • Leavening3.6% · 84th percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 45th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
35 to 40 minutes
median 30 minutes

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