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Basic Chocolate Cake

countryliving.com · 2007 · 8 serving(s)

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

No egg, unlike 84% of recipes and less fat 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.

  • No egg at all, where 84% of recipes use some (most of those 40 to 67% of the flour weight).
  • Less fat than 82% of recipes: 43% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%.
Cocoa: 17%, 37th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 117%, 35th percentileFat: 43%, 17th percentileEgg: 0%, 8th percentileLiquid: 139%, 50th percentileLeavening: 3.5%, 25th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 54th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • butter at room temperature, plus more for cake pann/a
  • 1 1/2 c. sifted cake flour, plus more for cake pan≈ 171 g
  • 1/3 c. Dutch-process cocoa≈ 29 g
  • 1 tsp. baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1 c. sugar≈ 200 g
  • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt≈ 2 g
  • 1 c. strong brewed coffee, warm≈ 237 g
  • 1/3 c. light olive oil≈ 73 g
  • 1 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract≈ 6 g
  • 1 tbsp. aged balsamic vinegar≈ 15 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Deep Chocolate Glazen/a

flour 171 gbatter 739 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.

  • Cocoa17% · 37th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar117% · 35th percentile
  • Fat43% · 17th percentile
  • Egg0% · 8th percentile
  • Liquid139% · 50th percentile
  • Leavening3.5% · 25th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 54th percentile

Oven

Temperature
400°F / 205°C
median 350°F
Time
25 to 30 minutes
median 33 minutes

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