BEST Chocolate Cake Recipe

Ingredients (16)

• 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar ((350g))350 g
• ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder ((60g))60 g
• 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder≈ 7 g
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda≈ 9 g
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour ((304g))304 g
• ½ cup vegetable oil ((119 ml))≈ 109 g
• 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
• 1 cup hot water ((237ml))≈ 237 g
• 1 cup buttermilk ((237ml))≈ 244 g
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ((5ml))≈ 4.2 g
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder ((85g))85 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• 5 cups powdered sugar ((565g))565 g
• 1 cup unsalted butter, melted ((227g))227 g
• ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
• 5 tablespoons milk ((75ml), use regular milk for best results)≈ 77 g

flour 304 gbatter 1515 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.

• Cocoa48% · 98th percentile · median 23%
• Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile · median 0%
• Sugar115% · 34th percentile · median 142%
• Fat36% · 9th percentile · median 62%
• Egg33% · 19th percentile · median 46%
• Liquid158% · 66th percentile · median 138%
• Leavening5.2% · 57th percentile · median 4.8%
• Salt2% · 77th percentile · median 1.1%

Oven

Temperature

350°F / 175°C

median 350°F

Time

28 to 35 minutes

median 33 minutes