Chocolate Sheet Cake

Ingredients (14)

• 2 ½ cup all-purpose flour ((330 grams))330 g
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder ((110 grams))110 g
• 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
• 2 ½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 15 g
• 2 cup granulated sugar ((400 grams))400 g
• 3 large eggs≈ 150 g
• 1 cup vegetable oil ((265 ml))≈ 218 g
• 1 ¼ cup sour cream ((282 grams))282 g
• 1 ¼ cup hot coffee ((300 ml))≈ 296 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• 6 ounces unsweetened chocolate (, chopped (170 grams))170 g
• 4 ½ cup powdered sugar ((563 grams))563 g
• 1 ½ cup unsalted butter (, softened to room temperature (3 sticks, 340 grams))340 g
• 6 tablespoons whole milk or half and half ((90 ml))≈ 92 g
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract≈ 13 g

flour 330 gbatter 1807 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.

• Cocoa33% · 83rd percentile · median 23%
• Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile · median 0%
• Sugar121% · 39th percentile · median 142%
• Fat66% · 54th percentile · median 62%
• Egg46% · 44th percentile · median 46%
• Liquid175% · 73rd percentile · median 138%
• Leavening4.5% · 45th percentile · median 4.8%
• Salt1.8% · 73rd percentile · median 1.1%

Oven

Temperature

350°F / 175°C

median 350°F

Time

35 to 40 minutes

median 33 minutes