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Red Velvet Brownies with Cream Cheese Frosting

plainchicken.com · 2010 · 16 brownies

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No cocoa, unlike 62% of recipes and less chocolate than 79%.

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How it compares

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

  • No cocoa at all, where 62% of recipes use some (most of those 20 to 59% of the flour weight).
  • Less chocolate than 79% of recipes: 61% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 150%, about half as much.
  • More leavening than 85% of recipes: 3.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • Fat in the middle half of recipes: 91% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 136%.
Chocolate: 61%, 21st percentileCocoa: 0%, 19th percentileFat: 91%, 26th percentileSugar: 213%, 46th percentileEgg: 107%, 37th percentileLeavening: 3.7%, 86th percentileSalt: 0.4%, 39th percentileChocolateCocoaFatSugarEggLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 1 (4-oz) bittersweet chocolate baking bar, chopped113 g
  • ¾ cup butter≈ 170 g
  • 2 cups sugar≈ 400 g
  • 4 large eggs≈ 200 g
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour≈ 188 g
  • 1 (1-oz) bottle red liquid food coloring28 g
  • 1½ tsp baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • ⅛ tsp salt≈ 0.8 g
  • 1 (8-oz) package cream cheese, softened227 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 3 Tbsp butter, (softened)≈ 43 g
  • 1½ cups powdered sugar≈ 180 g

flour 188 gbatter 1338 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.

  • Chocolate61% · 21st percentile
  • Cocoa0% · 19th percentile
  • Fat91% · 26th percentile
  • Sugar213% · 46th percentile
  • Egg107% · 37th percentile
  • Leavening3.7% · 86th percentile
  • Salt0.4% · 39th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
44 to 48 minutes
median 30 minutes

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