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Ultimate »Blackout« Chocolate Cake

Bake to the roots · baketotheroots.de · 2020 · 1

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More cocoa than 77% of recipes and less sugar than 76%.

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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 77% of recipes: 31% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%.
  • Less sugar than 76% of recipes: 103% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
  • More egg than 76% of recipes: 64% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%.
Cocoa: 31%, 78th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 103%, 23rd percentileFat: 64%, 51st percentileEgg: 64%, 77th percentileLiquid: 133%, 46th percentileLeavening: 3.9%, 33rd percentileSalt: 0.8%, 45th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (23)

  • 4.2 oz. (120g) black cocoa powder*120 g
  • 8.5 oz. (240g) hot water240 g
  • 10 oz. (280g) milk280 g
  • 9 oz. (250g) butter, at room temperature250 g
  • 14 oz. (400g) brown sugar (or 7 oz. sugar/erythritol combined)400 g
  • 5 large eggs≈ 250 g
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract*≈ 8 g
  • 13.7 oz. (390g) stronger all-purpose flour*390 g
  • 1 tbsp. instant espresso powder*≈ 7 g
  • 2 tsp. baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1 tsp. baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 tsp. salt≈ 3 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 21 oz. (600g) milk600 g
  • 4.2 oz. (120g) heavy cream120 g
  • 8 oz. (230g) semi-sweet chocolate*, finely chopped230 g
  • 3.5 oz. (100g) sugar100 g
  • 1.4 oz. (40g) cornstarch*40 g
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract*≈ 8 g
  • 2 large egg yolks≈ 36 g
  • 1 pinch of salt≈ 0.4 g
  • 2 tbsp. butter≈ 28 g
  • 18 oz. (510g) semi-sweet chocolate*, chopped15 oz. (420g) heavy cream510 g
  • 4 oz. (120g) semi-sweet chocolate*, chopped3.5 oz. (100g) heavy cream120 g

flour 390 gbatter 1964 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.

  • Cocoa31% · 78th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar103% · 23rd percentile
  • Fat64% · 51st percentile
  • Egg64% · 77th percentile
  • Liquid133% · 46th percentile
  • Leavening3.9% · 33rd percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 45th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
45 to 55 minutes
median 33 minutes

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