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The BEST Chocolate Cake

chefsavvy.com · 2024 · 8

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More fat than 90% of recipes and more salt than 82%.

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How it compares

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

  • More fat than 90% of recipes: 134% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%, about twice as much.
  • More salt than 82% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.1%, about twice as much.
  • More liquid than 78% of recipes: 192% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 138%.
  • More sugar than 75% of recipes: 168% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
Cocoa: 26%, 58th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 168%, 76th percentileFat: 134%, 91st percentileEgg: 40%, 31st percentileLiquid: 192%, 81st percentileLeavening: 6.6%, 75th percentileSalt: 2.4%, 86th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 1 cup light brown sugar≈ 220 g
  • 1 cup granulated sugar≈ 200 g
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 65 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 cup milk≈ 244 g
  • 1/2 cup canola oil≈ 109 g
  • 2 eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 cup strong hot coffee≈ 237 g
  • 1 cup 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened≈ 227 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 3 ½ - 4 cups confectioners sugar≈ 450 g
  • 2-4 tablespoons milk (as needed)≈ 46 g

flour 250 gbatter 1678 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.

  • Cocoa26% · 58th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar168% · 76th percentile
  • Fat134% · 91st percentile
  • Egg40% · 31st percentile
  • Liquid192% · 81st percentile
  • Leavening6.6% · 75th percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 86th percentile

Oven

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

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