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Gemma's Best-Ever Chocolate Cake with Whipped Dark Chocolate Ganache

biggerbolderbaking.com · 2020

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

Less leavening than 94% of recipes.

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How it compares

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

  • Less leavening than 94% of recipes: 2.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%, about half as much.
  • Chocolate in the middle half of recipes: 20% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
Cocoa: 20%, 45th percentileChocolate: 20%, 65th percentileSugar: 120%, 35th percentileFat: 79%, 65th percentileEgg: 53%, 60th percentileLiquid: 124%, 35th percentileLeavening: 2.1%, 4th percentileSalt: 1.1%, 50th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • ½ cup (2 oz/57g) cocoa powder57 g
  • 1/3 cup (2 oz/57g) unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped57 g
  • 1 cup (8floz/225ml) very hot coffee≈ 237 g
  • 1/2 cup (4 floz/115ml) neutral-flavored vegetable oil≈ 109 g
  • ½ cup (4 oz/115g) sour cream115 g
  • 3 large eggs≈ 150 g
  • 2 teaspoons (0.3oz/8.5g) vanilla9 g
  • 2 cups (10oz/284g) cake flour284 g
  • ½ teaspoon (0.1 oz/3g) salt3 g
  • 1 teaspoon (0.2oz/6g) baking soda6 g
  • 1/2 cup (4oz/115g) butter, softened115 g
  • 2 cups (12oz/340g) brown sugar340 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 4 cups (24 oz/680g) semi-sweet or dark chocolate (no more than 60% cocoa), chopped very fine680 g
  • 4 cups (30 oz/900 ml) heavy cream≈ 952 g
  • ¼ cup (2 oz/57g) softened butter57 g

flour 284 gbatter 1482 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.

  • Cocoa20% · 45th percentile
  • Chocolate20% · 65th percentile
  • Sugar120% · 35th percentile
  • Fat79% · 65th percentile
  • Egg53% · 60th percentile
  • Liquid124% · 35th percentile
  • Leavening2.1% · 4th percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 50th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
35 to 40 minutes
median 33 minutes

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