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Simply Perfect Chocolate Cake

bakingamoment.com · 2018 · 10 slices

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More cocoa than 98% of recipes and more sugar than 94%.

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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 98% of recipes: 50% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%, about twice as much.
  • More sugar than 94% of recipes: 220% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
  • More egg than 95% of recipes: 110% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More fat than 87% of recipes: 125% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%, about twice as much.
Cocoa: 50%, 98th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 220%, 95th percentileFat: 125%, 88th percentileEgg: 110%, 96th percentileLiquid: 200%, 86th percentileLeavening: 7.1%, 82nd percentileSalt: 1.1%, 50th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar≈ 300 g
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour≈ 125 g
  • 1/2 cup cake flour≈ 57 g
  • 1 cup cocoa powder (unsweetened)≈ 86 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 2 g
  • 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)≈ 227 g
  • 4 eggs (large )≈ 200 g
  • 1 cup plain Greek yogurt (or sour cream)≈ 245 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar≈ 100 g
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder (unsweetened )≈ 5 g
  • 1/2 cup water≈ 119 g

flour 182 gbatter 1487 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.

  • Cocoa50% · 98th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar220% · 95th percentile
  • Fat125% · 88th percentile
  • Egg110% · 96th percentile
  • Liquid200% · 86th percentile
  • Leavening7.1% · 82nd percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 50th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
30 to 40 minutes
median 33 minutes

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