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French Silk Chocolate Cake

Beyond Frosting · beyondfrosting.com · 2017 · 10-12 slices

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More cocoa than 96% of recipes and more chocolate than 88%.

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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 96% of recipes: 47% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%, about twice as much.
  • More chocolate than 88% of recipes: 85% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • More egg than 91% of recipes: 100% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%, about twice as much.
  • Less leavening than 84% of recipes: 2.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%.
Cocoa: 47%, 97th percentileChocolate: 85%, 89th percentileSugar: 180%, 79th percentileFat: 73%, 61st percentileEgg: 100%, 92nd percentileLiquid: 163%, 67th percentileLeavening: 2.8%, 14th percentileSalt: 1.7%, 71st percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (21)

  • 2 2/3 cups (540g) granulated sugar540 g
  • 2 ½ cups (300g) all-purpose flour300 g
  • 1 ½ cups (140g) unsweetened cocoa powder140 g
  • 2 teaspoons (8.5g) baking soda9 g
  • 1 teaspoon (5g) salt5 g
  • 2 cups (480 ml) buttermilk≈ 488 g
  • 1 cup (240 ml) vegetable oil≈ 218 g
  • 6 large eggs≈ 300 g
  • 2 teaspoons (10ml) pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 9 ounces (255g) semisweet chocolate255 g
  • 2 cups Rice Krispie cereal≈ 474 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate113 g
  • 6 ounces semisweet chocolate170 g
  • 1 ½ cups (339g) unsalted butter, softened339 g
  • 6 (780g) cups powdered sugar4680 g
  • 1 tablespoon (15ml) pure vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • 4 tablespoons (60ml) heavy whipping cream≈ 60 g
  • ¼ teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 2 ounces semisweet (or dark) chocolate chips57 g
  • ½ cup (118ml) heavy whipping cream≈ 119 g
  • 2 teaspoons (10ml) corn syrup≈ 14 g

flour 300 gbatter 2737 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.

  • Cocoa47% · 97th percentile
  • Chocolate85% · 89th percentile
  • Sugar180% · 79th percentile
  • Fat73% · 61st percentile
  • Egg100% · 92nd percentile
  • Liquid163% · 67th percentile
  • Leavening2.8% · 14th percentile
  • Salt1.7% · 71st percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
30 to 35 minutes
median 33 minutes

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