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Gâteau chocolaté : la recette facile

Original in French

rubbi · cuisine.journaldesfemmes.fr · 2025 · 8 personnes

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

No cocoa, unlike 85% 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.

  • No cocoa at all, where 85% of recipes use some (most of those 16 to 31% of the flour weight).
  • Less liquid than 89% of recipes: 78% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 138%.
  • Less sugar than 78% of recipes: 100% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
  • Chocolate in the middle half of recipes: 45% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
Cocoa: 0%, 7th percentileChocolate: 45%, 73rd percentileSugar: 100%, 20th percentileFat: 63%, 50th percentileEgg: 50%, 57th percentileLiquid: 78%, 11th percentileLeavening: 5.5%, 61st percentileSalt: 0.2%, 35th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 90 g de chocolat noir90 g
  • 125 g de beurre125 g
  • 200 g de farine200 g
  • 2 oeufs≈ 100 g
  • 200 g de sucre200 g
  • 12,5 cl d'eau≈ 125 g
  • 30 g de lait en poudre30 g
  • 1 sachet de levure11 g
  • 1 pincée de sel≈ 0.4 g

flour 200 gbatter 882 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.

  • Cocoa0% · 7th percentile
  • Chocolate45% · 73rd percentile
  • Sugar100% · 20th percentile
  • Fat63% · 50th percentile
  • Egg50% · 57th percentile
  • Liquid78% · 11th percentile
  • Leavening5.5% · 61st percentile
  • Salt0.2% · 35th percentile

Oven

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

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