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Best One-Bowl Chocolate Cake Recipe

houseofnasheats.com · 2019 · 12 servings

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More cocoa than 98% of recipes and more fat than 90%.

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How it compares

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

  • More cocoa than 98% of recipes: 52% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More fat than 90% of recipes: 134% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%, about twice as much.
  • More salt than 91% of recipes: 2.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.1%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More liquid than 78% of recipes: 192% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 138%.
Cocoa: 52%, 99th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 160%, 65th percentileFat: 134%, 91st percentileEgg: 40%, 31st percentileLiquid: 192%, 81st percentileLeavening: 6.6%, 75th percentileSalt: 2.6%, 92nd percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (16)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour ((250g))250 g
  • 2 cups granulated sugar ((400g))400 g
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 65 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 cup buttermilk≈ 244 g
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil≈ 109 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 1 cup boiling water≈ 237 g
  • 1 cup salted butter (softened (2 sticks))≈ 227 g
  • Pinch of salt≈ 0.4 g
  • 3/4 cup cocoa powder≈ 65 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 4 cups powdered sugar≈ 480 g
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream (+ more as needed)≈ 60 g

flour 250 gbatter 1727 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.

  • Cocoa52% · 99th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar160% · 65th percentile
  • Fat134% · 91st percentile
  • Egg40% · 31st percentile
  • Liquid192% · 81st percentile
  • Leavening6.6% · 75th percentile
  • Salt2.6% · 92nd percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
32 to 37 minutes
median 33 minutes

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