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Eggless Chocolate Cake Recipe

Hina Gujral · funfoodfrolic.com · 2024 · 9 inch cake

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

Less leavening than 97% of recipes and no egg, unlike 84%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less leavening than 97% of recipes: 1.8% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%, about half as much.
  • No egg at all, where 84% of recipes use some (most of those 40 to 67% of the flour weight).
  • No salt at all, where 69% of recipes use some (most of those 0.9 to 2.3% of the flour weight).
  • Less sugar than 75% of recipes: 103% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
Cocoa: 22%, 46th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 103%, 24th percentileFat: 76%, 63rd percentileEgg: 0%, 8th percentileLiquid: 168%, 70th percentileLeavening: 1.8%, 2nd percentileSalt: 0%, 15th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 2 1/3 Cup all purpose flour ((maida))≈ 292 g
  • 3/4 Cup cocoa powder, dark and unsweetened≈ 65 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g
  • 1 1/2 Cup white granulated sugar≈ 300 g
  • 1/2 Cup (113 gram) butter, softened113 g
  • 1/2 Cup yogurt or curd ((dahi))≈ 123 g
  • 1/2 Cup olive oil≈ 109 g
  • 1 1/2 Cup buttermilk ((see recipe note))≈ 366 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence≈ 4.2 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 Cup dark chocolate, chopped≈ 170 g
  • 1/2 Cup heavy cream≈ 119 g
  • 1 teaspoon butter, softened≈ 4.7 g

flour 292 gbatter 1376 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.

  • Cocoa22% · 46th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar103% · 24th percentile
  • Fat76% · 63rd percentile
  • Egg0% · 8th percentile
  • Liquid168% · 70th percentile
  • Leavening1.8% · 2nd percentile
  • Salt0% · 15th percentile

Oven

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

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