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Kakaokuchen

Original in German

Birgit-R · gutekueche.at · 2017 · 12 Portionen

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

Less sugar than 93% of recipes and less fat than 93%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less sugar than 93% of recipes: 75% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%, about half as much.
  • Less fat than 93% of recipes: 31% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%, about half as much.
  • No salt at all, where 69% of recipes use some (most of those 0.9 to 2.3% of the flour weight).
  • Less liquid than 80% of recipes: 97% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 138%.
Cocoa: 18%, 40th percentileChocolate: 18%, 64th percentileSugar: 75%, 6th percentileFat: 31%, 6th percentileEgg: 38%, 22nd percentileLiquid: 97%, 19th percentileLeavening: 5.6%, 63rd percentileSalt: 0%, 15th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 1.5 Pk Backpulver23 g
  • 125 g Butter125 g
  • 3 Stk Ei≈ 150 g
  • 70 g Kakaopulver70 g
  • 400 g Mehl (glatt)400 g
  • 375 ml Milch≈ 387 g
  • 70 g Schokolade (zartbitter)70 g
  • 300 g Staubzucker300 g
  • 1 Pk Vanillezucker8 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 EL Butter für die Form≈ 14 g
  • 2 EL Mehl für die Form≈ 16 g

flour 400 gbatter 1532 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.

  • Cocoa18% · 40th percentile
  • Chocolate18% · 64th percentile
  • Sugar75% · 6th percentile
  • Fat31% · 6th percentile
  • Egg38% · 22nd percentile
  • Liquid97% · 19th percentile
  • Leavening5.6% · 63rd percentile
  • Salt0% · 15th percentile

Oven

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

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