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Schokokuchen mit Schmand

Original in German

backenmachtgluecklich.de · 2025 · 1 Springform (26 cm)

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

Less sugar than 99% of recipes and less liquid than 79%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less sugar than 99% of recipes: 62% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%, about half as much.
  • Less liquid than 79% of recipes: 97% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 138%.
Cocoa: 14%, 29th percentileChocolate: 31%, 68th percentileSugar: 62%, 1st percentileFat: 58%, 44th percentileEgg: 58%, 67th percentileLiquid: 97%, 20th percentileLeavening: 4.1%, 37th percentileSalt: 0.3%, 38th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 80 Gramm Zartbitter-Kuvertüre (oder Schokolade)80 g
  • 150 Gramm Butter (zimmerwarm)150 g
  • 3 mittelgroße Eier≈ 150 g
  • 160 Gramm brauner Zucker (oder weißer)160 g
  • 260 Gramm Weizenmehl260 g
  • 35 Gramm Backkakao35 g
  • 1 Teelöffel Backpulver (leicht gehäuft)≈ 4.6 g
  • 1 Teelöffel Natron (leicht gehäuft)≈ 6 g
  • 2 Prisen Salz≈ 0.8 g
  • 200 Gramm Schmand200 g
  • 50 Milliliter Buttermilch (oder Milch)≈ 52 g

flour 260 gbatter 1098 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.

  • Cocoa14% · 29th percentile
  • Chocolate31% · 68th percentile
  • Sugar62% · 1st percentile
  • Fat58% · 44th percentile
  • Egg58% · 67th percentile
  • Liquid97% · 20th percentile
  • Leavening4.1% · 37th percentile
  • Salt0.3% · 38th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
32 to 36 minutes
median 33 minutes

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