Cherry Chocolate Cake

Ingredients (18)

• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar≈ 300 g
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 188 g
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder (it doesn't seem to make a difference if you use natural or Dutch-process), sift if lumpy≈ 43 g
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda≈ 8 g
• 3/4 teaspoon salt≈ 4.5 g
• 1 large egg≈ 50 g
• 1 egg white≈ 33 g
• 3/4 cup buttermilk≈ 183 g
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil≈ 73 g
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
• 1/2 cup hot coffee≈ 119 g
• 1/4 cup rum or brandy (if you opt out of the booze then use more coffee)≈ 59 g
• 3 cups fresh or frozen sweet dark cherries, pitted (if you are using fresh cherries you will need to add 1/4 cup water)≈ 711 g
• 2 tablespoons kirschwasser or brandy≈ 30 g
• 1/4 cup sugar≈ 50 g
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch≈ 8 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• 2 cups whipping cream≈ 476 g
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar≈ 30 g

flour 188 gbatter 1862 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.

• Cocoa23% · 49th percentile · median 23%
• Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile · median 0%
• Sugar187% · 89th percentile · median 142%
• Fat39% · 13th percentile · median 62%
• Egg44% · 42nd percentile · median 46%
• Liquid161% · 66th percentile · median 138%
• Leavening4% · 35th percentile · median 4.8%
• Salt2.4% · 86th percentile · median 1.1%

Oven

Temperature

350°F / 175°C

median 350°F

Time

25 minutes

median 33 minutes