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Triple Dark Chocolate Cake

Bake to the roots · baketotheroots.de · 2017

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

Less leavening than 96% of recipes and less liquid 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.

  • Less leavening than 96% of recipes: 2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%, about half as much.
  • Less liquid than 87% of recipes: 81% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 138%.
  • Less sugar than 78% of recipes: 100% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
Cocoa: 27%, 63rd percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 100%, 20th percentileFat: 77%, 64th percentileEgg: 50%, 57th percentileLiquid: 81%, 12th percentileLeavening: 2%, 3rd percentileSalt: 1%, 49th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (19)

  • 1 cup (230g) butter, at room temperature230 g
  • 2/3 cup (80g) cocoa powder (plus more for dusting)80 g
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) boiling water≈ 59 g
  • 3/4 cup (180ml) hot milk≈ 183 g
  • 1 cup (200g) sugar200 g
  • 1/2 cup (100g) brown sugar100 g
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 3 large eggs≈ 150 g
  • 2 1/3 cups (300g) all-purpose flour300 g
  • 1 tsp. baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 tsp. salt≈ 3 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 16 oz. (450g) semi-sweet chocolate, chopped450 g
  • 2 1/2 cups (600ml) heavy cream≈ 595 g
  • 1/2 cup (60g) cocoa powder60 g
  • 1/2 cup (120ml) hot water≈ 119 g
  • 1 1/2 cups (340g) butter, at room temperature340 g
  • 3/4 cup (100g) confectioner’s sugar100 g
  • 1 1/2 tsp. salt≈ 9 g
  • 23 oz. (650g) semi-sweet chocolate, melted650 g

flour 300 gbatter 1320 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.

  • Cocoa27% · 63rd percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar100% · 20th percentile
  • Fat77% · 64th percentile
  • Egg50% · 57th percentile
  • Liquid81% · 12th percentile
  • Leavening2% · 3rd percentile
  • Salt1% · 49th percentile

Oven

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

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