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Chocolate Fudge Cake

bakingamoment.com · 2025 · 12 slices

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More cocoa than 90% of recipes and more egg than 84%.

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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 90% of recipes: 38% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%.
  • More egg than 84% of recipes: 80% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%.
  • Less fat than 76% of recipes: 44% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%.
Cocoa: 38%, 90th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 160%, 65th percentileFat: 44%, 21st percentileEgg: 80%, 86th percentileLiquid: 145%, 58th percentileLeavening: 6.6%, 75th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 67th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour (125g)125 g
  • ½ cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder (48g)48 g
  • ⅔ cup granulated sugar (133g)133 g
  • ⅓ cup brown sugar (packed (67g))67 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt≈ 2 g
  • 2 large eggs (room temperature)≈ 100 g
  • ½ cup buttermilk* (room temperature (120mL))≈ 122 g
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil (60mL)≈ 55 g
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • ¼ cup hot coffee (60mL)≈ 59 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 5.25 ounces dark chocolate (chopped (150g))150 g
  • ½ cup heavy cream (116mL)≈ 119 g
  • ⅓ cup unsalted butter (76g)76 g
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar (60g)60 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla≈ 4.2 g

flour 125 gbatter 727 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.

  • Cocoa38% · 90th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar160% · 65th percentile
  • Fat44% · 21st percentile
  • Egg80% · 86th percentile
  • Liquid145% · 58th percentile
  • Leavening6.6% · 75th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 67th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
22 to 27 minutes
median 33 minutes

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