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Chocolate Cake

Makinze Gore · delish.com · 2023 · 10 - 12 serving(s)

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

Less egg than 80% of recipes.

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How it compares

Against the typical cake: the median of 357 chocolate cake recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • Less egg than 80% of recipes: 33% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%.
  • Chocolate in the middle half of recipes: 43% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
Cocoa: 20%, 44th percentileChocolate: 43%, 72nd percentileSugar: 133%, 46th percentileFat: 73%, 62nd percentileEgg: 33%, 19th percentileLiquid: 156%, 64th percentileLeavening: 3.5%, 25th percentileSalt: 1.3%, 58th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • 1 c. hot brewed coffee≈ 237 g
  • 3/4 c. (60 g.) cocoa powder, preferably Dutch-processed60 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 2 c. (400 g.) granulated sugar400 g
  • 3/4 c. vegetable oil≈ 164 g
  • 4 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted≈ 57 g
  • 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 1/2 c. (300 g.) all-purpose flour300 g
  • 1 tsp. baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1 tsp. baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt≈ 4 g
  • 1 c. sour cream≈ 230 g
  • 2/3 c. (130 g.) semisweet chocolate chips130 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 1/2 c. (165 g.) confectioners' sugar165 g
  • 1 c. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened≈ 227 g
  • 1/2 c. (40 g.) unsweetened cocoa powder40 g
  • Large pinch of kosher salt≈ 0.4 g

flour 300 gbatter 1696 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.

  • Cocoa20% · 44th percentile
  • Chocolate43% · 72nd percentile
  • Sugar133% · 46th percentile
  • Fat73% · 62nd percentile
  • Egg33% · 19th percentile
  • Liquid156% · 64th percentile
  • Leavening3.5% · 25th percentile
  • Salt1.3% · 58th percentile

Oven

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

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