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Decadent Vegan Chocolate Cake

Sonja Overhiser · acouplecooks.com · 2019 · 12-14

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

No egg, unlike 84% of recipes and less fat than 87%.

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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).
  • Less fat than 87% of recipes: 39% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%.
  • Less sugar than 83% of recipes: 93% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
  • Less leavening than 78% of recipes: 3.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%.
Cocoa: 16%, 36th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 93%, 16th percentileFat: 39%, 12th percentileEgg: 0%, 8th percentileLiquid: 130%, 44th percentileLeavening: 3.2%, 19th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 54th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (16)

  • 3 cups (375g) unbleached all-purpose flour375 g
  • 2⁄3 cup (60g) unsweetened cocoa powder60 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 3⁄4 teaspoon salt≈ 4.5 g
  • 2 cups (475ml) unsweetened nondairy milk, homemade or store-bought≈ 488 g
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar≈ 16 g
  • 1 3⁄4 cups (350g) sugar350 g
  • 2⁄3 cup (160ml) melted refined coconut oil≈ 145 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 cup (245g) pumpkin puree245 g
  • 1⁄4 cup (20g) unsweetened cocoa powder20 g
  • 1⁄4 cup (60ml) maple syrup≈ 78 g
  • 3 tablespoons almond butter or cashew butter≈ 48 g
  • 6 ounces (170g) bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped170 g
  • 1⁄2 cup (120ml) coconut milk≈ 122 g
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup≈ 40 g

flour 375 gbatter 1459 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.

  • Cocoa16% · 36th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar93% · 16th percentile
  • Fat39% · 12th percentile
  • Egg0% · 8th percentile
  • Liquid130% · 44th percentile
  • Leavening3.2% · 19th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 54th percentile

Oven

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

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