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Chocolate Fudge Cake

Jessica Seinfeld · delish.com · 2017 · 10

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More chocolate than 92% of recipes and less liquid than 97%.

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How it compares

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

  • More chocolate than 92% of recipes: 102% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • Less liquid than 97% of recipes: 46% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 138%, about half as much.
Cocoa: 26%, 58th percentileChocolate: 102%, 93rd percentileSugar: 164%, 73rd percentileFat: 68%, 57th percentileEgg: 60%, 71st percentileLiquid: 46%, 2nd percentileLeavening: 5.4%, 59th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 67th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 3/4 c. butter≈ 170 g
  • 3 large eggs≈ 150 g
  • 1/2 c. sour cream≈ 115 g
  • 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 2 c. all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 1 1/2 c. granulated sugar≈ 300 g
  • 1/2 c. packed dark brown sugar≈ 110 g
  • 3/4 c. Unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 65 g
  • 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda≈ 9 g
  • 1 tsp. baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt≈ 4 g
  • 1 1/2 c. bittersweet or semisweet chocolate chips≈ 255 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 c. heavy cream≈ 238 g

flour 250 gbatter 1441 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.

  • Cocoa26% · 58th percentile
  • Chocolate102% · 93rd percentile
  • Sugar164% · 73rd percentile
  • Fat68% · 57th percentile
  • Egg60% · 71st percentile
  • Liquid46% · 2nd percentile
  • Leavening5.4% · 59th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 67th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
30 to 35 minutes
median 33 minutes

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