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Chocolate Cake With Chocolate Glaze

12tomatoes.com · Serves 12 to 14

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

No egg, unlike 84% of recipes and more chocolate than 76%.

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How it compares

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

  • No egg at all, where 84% of recipes use some (most of those 40 to 67% of the flour weight).
  • More chocolate than 76% of recipes: 49% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • Cocoa in the middle half of recipes: 13% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%.
Cocoa: 13%, 26th percentileChocolate: 49%, 76th percentileSugar: 129%, 43rd percentileFat: 59%, 46th percentileEgg: 0%, 8th percentileLiquid: 129%, 43rd percentileLeavening: 3.5%, 25th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 54th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for pan≈ 344 g
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder≈ 43 g
  • 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar≈ 250 g
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar≈ 110 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons instant espresso≈ 7 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 4 g
  • 1 3/4 cups water≈ 415 g
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil≈ 145 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 6 g
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar≈ 8 g
  • 1 cup chocolate chips≈ 170 g
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter≈ 57 g
  • 4 tablespoons light corn syrup≈ 82 g
  • 2 tablespoon hot water≈ 30 g

flour 344 gbatter 1683 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% · 26th percentile
  • Chocolate49% · 76th percentile
  • Sugar129% · 43rd percentile
  • Fat59% · 46th percentile
  • Egg0% · 8th percentile
  • Liquid129% · 43rd percentile
  • Leavening3.5% · 25th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 54th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
40 to 50 minutes
median 33 minutes

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