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Vegan Chocolate Cake Recipe

biggerbolderbaking.com · 2019 · 10

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More cocoa than 92% of recipes and no egg, unlike 84%.

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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 92% of recipes: 40% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%.
  • No egg at all, where 84% of recipes use some (most of those 40 to 67% of the flour weight).
  • Less leavening than 94% of recipes: 2.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%, about half as much.
Cocoa: 40%, 92nd percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 159%, 57th percentileFat: 73%, 61st percentileEgg: 0%, 8th percentileLiquid: 189%, 77th percentileLeavening: 2.1%, 4th percentileSalt: 1.7%, 71st percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 2 1/2 cups (12.5oz/355g) all-purpose flour355 g
  • 2 1/2 cups (20oz/565g) white sugar565 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1 1/4 cups (5oz/143g) cocoa powder143 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 2 3/4 cups (22floz/ 620ml) non dairy milk≈ 671 g
  • 2/3 cups (5floz/170ml) oil*≈ 145 g
  • 1/2 cup (4oz/115g) vegan butter (, melted)115 g
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar≈ 16 g
  • 1 1/3 tablespoons vanilla extract≈ 17 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2 (14oz) cans coconut cream (, cold)794 g
  • 1 1/2 cups (6oz/170g) cocoa powder (, sifted)170 g
  • 2 cups (8oz/230g) confectioners’ sugar (, sifted)230 g

flour 355 gbatter 2040 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.

  • Cocoa40% · 92nd percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar159% · 57th percentile
  • Fat73% · 61st percentile
  • Egg0% · 8th percentile
  • Liquid189% · 77th percentile
  • Leavening2.1% · 4th percentile
  • Salt1.7% · 71st percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
40 to 45 minutes
median 33 minutes

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