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Super Moist Chocolate Cake

12tomatoes.com · Serves 10-12 slices

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More chocolate than 92% of recipes and less leavening than 97%.

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How it compares

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

  • More chocolate than 92% of recipes: 102% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • Less leavening than 97% of recipes: 1.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%, about half as much.
  • More fat than 82% of recipes: 102% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%.
  • More sugar than 77% of recipes: 176% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
Cocoa: 13%, 28th percentileChocolate: 102%, 93rd percentileSugar: 176%, 78th percentileFat: 102%, 83rd percentileEgg: 60%, 71st percentileLiquid: 117%, 31st percentileLeavening: 1.8%, 2nd percentileSalt: 0%, 15th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), softened and divided≈ 170 g
  • 1 1/3 cups light brown sugar≈ 293 g
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature≈ 100 g
  • 1/3 cup sour cream, room temperature≈ 77 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour≈ 167 g
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 22 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 cup hot coffee≈ 119 g
  • 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips170 g

flour 167 gbatter 1129 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.

  • Cocoa13% · 28th percentile
  • Chocolate102% · 93rd percentile
  • Sugar176% · 78th percentile
  • Fat102% · 83rd percentile
  • Egg60% · 71st percentile
  • Liquid117% · 31st percentile
  • Leavening1.8% · 2nd percentile
  • Salt0% · 15th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
50 to 60 minutes
median 33 minutes

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