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Glazed Chocolate Cake

12tomatoes.com · Serves 8-12 servings

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

Less leavening than 89% of recipes and less cocoa than 78%.

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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.
  • Less cocoa than 78% of recipes: 8.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%, about half as much.
  • More fat than 75% of recipes: 91% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%.
Cocoa: 8.6%, 19th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 146%, 51st percentileFat: 91%, 77th percentileEgg: 40%, 31st percentileLiquid: 141%, 53rd percentileLeavening: 2.4%, 8th percentileSalt: 0.6%, 42nd percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • 2 cups flour≈ 250 g
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature≈ 100 g
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature≈ 227 g
  • 1 cup water≈ 237 g
  • 1 cup sugar≈ 200 g
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar≈ 165 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • ½ cup sour cream≈ 115 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • ¼ teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 22 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 3 ½ cups powdered sugar≈ 420 g
  • 6 tablespoons milk≈ 92 g
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 16 g
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature≈ 114 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 2 teaspoons instant espresso≈ 10 g

flour 250 gbatter 1327 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.

  • Cocoa8.6% · 19th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar146% · 51st percentile
  • Fat91% · 77th percentile
  • Egg40% · 31st percentile
  • Liquid141% · 53rd percentile
  • Leavening2.4% · 8th percentile
  • Salt0.6% · 42nd percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
25 to 30 minutes
median 33 minutes

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