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30 Minute Chocolate Cake For Two

Sarah Fennel · bromabakery.com · 2015

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More sugar than 87% of recipes and more egg 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.

  • More sugar than 87% of recipes: 183% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
  • More egg than 90% of recipes: 92% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%, about twice as much.
  • More salt than 93% of recipes: 2.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.1%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More cocoa than 75% of recipes: 30% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%.
Cocoa: 30%, 76th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 183%, 88th percentileFat: 50%, 32nd percentileEgg: 92%, 90th percentileLiquid: 166%, 69th percentileLeavening: 4.9%, 52nd percentileSalt: 2.7%, 96th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (16)

  • 1/2 cup sugar≈ 100 g
  • 7 tablespoons all purpose flour≈ 55 g
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa powder≈ 16 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder≈ 1.2 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda≈ 1.5 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 egg≈ 50 g
  • 1/4 cup milk≈ 61 g
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil≈ 27 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
  • 2 tablespoons water≈ 30 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 4 tablespoons butter, room temperature≈ 57 g
  • 3 tablespoons cocoa≈ 16 g
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar≈ 60 g
  • 2 tablespoons milk≈ 31 g
  • dark chocolate shavings (optional)n/a

flour 55 gbatter 345 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% · 76th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar183% · 88th percentile
  • Fat50% · 32nd percentile
  • Egg92% · 90th percentile
  • Liquid166% · 69th percentile
  • Leavening4.9% · 52nd percentile
  • Salt2.7% · 96th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
not stated
median 33 minutes

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