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Baileys Chocolate Sheet Cake

12tomatoes.com · Serves 16-20

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

Less leavening than 89% of recipes and more fat than 75%.

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How it compares

Against the typical cake: the median of 357 chocolate cake recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • Less leavening than 89% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%, about half as much.
  • More fat than 75% of recipes: 91% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%.
Cocoa: 17%, 39th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 140%, 49th percentileFat: 91%, 77th percentileEgg: 40%, 31st percentileLiquid: 142%, 54th percentileLeavening: 2.4%, 8th percentileSalt: 0.4%, 39th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 1 3/4 cups sugar≈ 350 g
  • 1 cup hot water≈ 237 g
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted≈ 227 g
  • 1/2 cup Baileys Irish Cream≈ 119 g
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 43 g
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature≈ 100 g
  • 1 teaspoon instant espresso granules≈ 4.9 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 1 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2 cups powdered sugar≈ 240 g
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature≈ 114 g
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 22 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, optional≈ 4.2 g

flour 250 gbatter 1342 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 357 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Cocoa17% · 39th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar140% · 49th percentile
  • Fat91% · 77th percentile
  • Egg40% · 31st percentile
  • Liquid142% · 54th percentile
  • Leavening2.4% · 8th percentile
  • Salt0.4% · 39th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 350°F
Time
18 to 20 minutes
median 33 minutes

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