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Vegan Chocolate Cake

Lena Abraham · delish.com · 2022 · 10 serving(s)

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

No egg, unlike 84% of recipes and more fat 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 egg at all, where 84% of recipes use some (most of those 40 to 67% of the flour weight).
  • More fat than 89% of recipes: 130% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%, about twice as much.
  • Less cocoa than 75% of recipes: 12% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%, about half as much.
  • Less sugar than 75% of recipes: 103% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
Cocoa: 12%, 24th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 103%, 24th percentileFat: 130%, 90th percentileEgg: 0%, 8th percentileLiquid: 126%, 39th percentileLeavening: 3.2%, 19th percentileSalt: 1.1%, 50th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 3 c. all-purpose flour≈ 375 g
  • 1/2 c. unsweetened Dutch-processed cocoa powder≈ 43 g
  • 2 tsp. baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 1 tsp. espresso powder≈ 2.4 g
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt≈ 4 g
  • 1 3/4 c. brown sugar, tightly packed≈ 385 g
  • 2 c. freshly brewed coffee≈ 474 g
  • 2/3 c. vegetable oil≈ 145 g
  • 1 1/2 c. (3 sticks) vegan butter, softened≈ 341 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 4 1/2 c. powdered sugar≈ 540 g
  • 1 c. unsweetened Dutch-processed cocoa powder≈ 86 g
  • 1/4 tsp. espresso powder≈ 0.6 g
  • 1/4 tsp. kosher salt≈ 1 g

flour 375 gbatter 1781 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.

  • Cocoa12% · 24th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar103% · 24th percentile
  • Fat130% · 90th percentile
  • Egg0% · 8th percentile
  • Liquid126% · 39th percentile
  • Leavening3.2% · 19th percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 50th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
33 to 35 minutes
median 33 minutes

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