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Triple Chocolate Cake

12tomatoes.com · Serves 10-12

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

Less fat than 94% of recipes and more cocoa than 84%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less fat than 94% of recipes: 29% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%, about half as much.
  • More cocoa than 84% of recipes: 34% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%.
  • More chocolate than 82% of recipes: 68% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • More salt than 82% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.1%, about twice as much.
Cocoa: 34%, 86th percentileChocolate: 68%, 84th percentileSugar: 160%, 65th percentileFat: 29%, 4th percentileEgg: 53%, 61st percentileLiquid: 192%, 81st percentileLeavening: 6.6%, 75th percentileSalt: 2.4%, 86th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour≈ 375 g
  • 3 cups sugar≈ 600 g
  • 1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 129 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking soda≈ 18 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt≈ 9 g
  • 4 large eggs≈ 200 g
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil≈ 109 g
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk≈ 366 g
  • 1 1/2 cups warm water≈ 356 g
  • 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract≈ 6 g
  • 1 1/2 cups high-quality dark chocolate, roughly chopped≈ 255 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature≈ 341 g
  • 1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, room temperature227 g
  • 6-7 cups powdered sugar≈ 780 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream≈ 60 g

flour 375 gbatter 2430 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.

  • Cocoa34% · 86th percentile
  • Chocolate68% · 84th percentile
  • Sugar160% · 65th percentile
  • Fat29% · 4th percentile
  • Egg53% · 61st percentile
  • Liquid192% · 81st percentile
  • Leavening6.6% · 75th percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 86th percentile

Oven

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

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