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Red Wine Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Buttercream

completelydelicious.com · 2017 · 12 servings

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More fat than 95% of recipes and less liquid than 89%.

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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 95% of recipes: 162% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • Less liquid than 89% of recipes: 76% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 138%.
  • More leavening than 90% of recipes: 7.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%.
  • More salt than 89% of recipes: 2.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.1%, about 2.5 times as much.
Cocoa: 27%, 64th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 167%, 75th percentileFat: 162%, 96th percentileEgg: 63%, 75th percentileLiquid: 76%, 11th percentileLeavening: 7.5%, 91st percentileSalt: 2.5%, 91st percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour ((240 grams))240 g
  • 2 cups granulated sugar ((400 grams))400 g
  • 3/4 cup dark cocoa powder ((65 grams))65 g
  • 1 tablespoon baking soda≈ 18 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 cup sweet red wine (, I used a ruby port (250 ml))≈ 237 g
  • 3/4 cup whole milk ((180 ml))≈ 183 g
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil ((180 ml))≈ 164 g
  • 3 large eggs≈ 150 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 6 g
  • 1 cup raspberries (, fresh or frozen (120 grams))120 g
  • 1 cup unsalted butter (, at room temperature (226 grams))226 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 4 cups powdered sugar (, sifted (450 grams))450 g
  • Pinch of salt≈ 0.4 g

flour 240 gbatter 1815 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.

  • Cocoa27% · 64th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar167% · 75th percentile
  • Fat162% · 96th percentile
  • Egg63% · 75th percentile
  • Liquid76% · 11th percentile
  • Leavening7.5% · 91st percentile
  • Salt2.5% · 91st percentile

Oven

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

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