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The Best Double Chocolate Cake

Alexandra Stafford · alexandracooks.com · 2012 · 10 to 12 servings

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More cocoa than 95% of recipes and more liquid than 98%.

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How it compares

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

  • More cocoa than 95% of recipes: 45% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%, about twice as much.
  • More liquid than 98% of recipes: 226% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 138%.
  • More sugar than 92% of recipes: 203% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
  • More salt than 80% of recipes: 2.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.1%, about twice as much.
Cocoa: 45%, 96th percentileChocolate: 27%, 67th percentileSugar: 203%, 93rd percentileFat: 51%, 37th percentileEgg: 47%, 52nd percentileLiquid: 226%, 99th percentileLeavening: 4.8%, 50th percentileSalt: 2.3%, 82nd percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 3 ounces (85 g) fine-quality semisweet chocolate85 g
  • 1 1/2 cups hot brewed coffee≈ 356 g
  • 3 cups (648 g) sugar648 g
  • 2 1/2 cups (320 g) all-purpose flour320 g
  • 1 1/2 cups (144 g) unsweetened cocoa powder144 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder≈ 3.5 g
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons salt≈ 8 g
  • 3 large eggs≈ 150 g
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil≈ 164 g
  • 1 1/2 cups well-shaken buttermilk≈ 366 g
  • 3/4 teaspoon vanilla≈ 3.2 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Chocolate Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting (see notes above)n/a

flour 320 gbatter 2258 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.

  • Cocoa45% · 96th percentile
  • Chocolate27% · 67th percentile
  • Sugar203% · 93rd percentile
  • Fat51% · 37th percentile
  • Egg47% · 52nd percentile
  • Liquid226% · 99th percentile
  • Leavening4.8% · 50th percentile
  • Salt2.3% · 82nd percentile

Oven

Temperature
300°F / 150°C
median 350°F
Time
60 minutes
median 33 minutes

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