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Cassie's favourite chocolate fudge cake

Cassie Best · bbcgoodfood.com · 2026 · 12

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More chocolate than 91% of recipes and more leavening than 91%.

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How it compares

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

  • More chocolate than 91% of recipes: 100% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • More leavening than 91% of recipes: 7.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%.
  • More cocoa than 76% of recipes: 30% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%.
  • No salt at all, where 69% of recipes use some (most of those 0.9 to 2.3% of the flour weight).
Cocoa: 30%, 77th percentileChocolate: 100%, 92nd percentileSugar: 140%, 49th percentileFat: 69%, 58th percentileEgg: 50%, 57th percentileLiquid: 101%, 23rd percentileLeavening: 7.6%, 93rd percentileSalt: 0%, 15th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (18)

  • 60g cocoa powder60 g
  • 150ml olive oil plus extra for the tins≈ 138 g
  • 150g unsweetened natural yogurt (or use soya)150 g
  • 50ml milk (dairy or unsweetened soya)≈ 52 g
  • 2 tsp apple cider vinegar≈ 5 g
  • 2 eggs (or replace with 1 tbsp flour mixed with 4 tbsp yogurt)≈ 100 g
  • 2 tsp soy sauce≈ 10 g
  • 200g plain flour200 g
  • 2 tsp baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda≈ 6 g
  • 280g light brown soft sugar280 g
  • a few sea salt flakes (optional)n/a
  • 200g dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa), finely chopped200 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 300ml double cream (or use vegan alternative)≈ 302 g
  • 200g mascarpone200 g
  • 100ml double cream≈ 101 g
  • 2 tbsp icing sugar≈ 15 g
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract≈ 8 g

flour 200 gbatter 1210 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.

  • Cocoa30% · 77th percentile
  • Chocolate100% · 92nd percentile
  • Sugar140% · 49th percentile
  • Fat69% · 58th percentile
  • Egg50% · 57th percentile
  • Liquid101% · 23rd percentile
  • Leavening7.6% · 93rd percentile
  • Salt0% · 15th percentile

Oven

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

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