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One Bowl Chocolate Cake

Gemma Stafford · biggerbolderbaking.com · 2026 · 9 slices

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

Less fat than 88% of recipes and more liquid than 90%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less fat than 88% of recipes: 38% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%.
  • More liquid than 90% of recipes: 212% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 138%.
  • Less sugar than 78% of recipes: 100% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
  • Less egg than 78% of recipes: 35% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%.
Cocoa: 20%, 43rd percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 100%, 20th percentileFat: 38%, 11th percentileEgg: 35%, 21st percentileLiquid: 212%, 91st percentileLeavening: 5.8%, 65th percentileSalt: 1.1%, 50th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 1 cup (5 oz/142 g) all-purpose flour142 g
  • ⅔ cup (5 oz/142 g) granulated sugar142 g
  • ¼ cup (1 oz/28 g) unsweetened cocoa powder28 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g
  • ¼ teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 large egg (, at room temperature)≈ 50 g
  • ¾ cup (6 fl oz/180 ml) buttermilk≈ 183 g
  • ½ cup (4 fl oz/120 ml) water (, hot)≈ 119 g
  • ¼ cup (2 fl oz/60 ml) vegetable oil≈ 55 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 recipe One Minute Chocolate Frostingn/a

flour 142 gbatter 728 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% · 43rd percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar100% · 20th percentile
  • Fat38% · 11th percentile
  • Egg35% · 21st percentile
  • Liquid212% · 91st percentile
  • Leavening5.8% · 65th percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 50th percentile

Oven

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

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