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Raspberry Chocolate Cake

houseofnasheats.com · 2023 · 12 servings

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

Less leavening than 94% of recipes and more sugar than 78%.

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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 94% of recipes: 2.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%, about half as much.
  • More sugar than 78% of recipes: 178% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
  • Cocoa in the middle half of recipes: 13% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%.
Cocoa: 13%, 26th percentileChocolate: 40%, 72nd percentileSugar: 178%, 78th percentileFat: 79%, 66th percentileEgg: 53%, 62nd percentileLiquid: 171%, 71st percentileLeavening: 2.1%, 4th percentileSalt: 1.1%, 50th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (23)

  • 1/3 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder ((35g))35 g
  • 4 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate (finely chopped)113 g
  • 1 cup boiling water≈ 237 g
  • 1 cup buttermilk ((236mL))≈ 244 g
  • 1/2 cup salted butter (softened (114g))114 g
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil≈ 109 g
  • 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar ((200g))200 g
  • 1 cup granulated sugar ((200g))200 g
  • 3 large eggs (room temperature)≈ 150 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour ((281g))281 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 12 ounces fresh or frozen raspberries340 g
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar ((100g))100 g
  • 2 Tablespoons cornstarch≈ 16 g
  • 1 Tablespoon lemon juice≈ 15 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 Tablespoon water≈ 15 g
  • 2 cups salted butter (softened (454g))454 g
  • 7 cups powdered sugar ((840g))840 g
  • 1 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder ((100g))100 g
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream (or whole milk)≈ 119 g

flour 281 gbatter 2172 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.

  • Cocoa13% · 26th percentile
  • Chocolate40% · 72nd percentile
  • Sugar178% · 78th percentile
  • Fat79% · 66th percentile
  • Egg53% · 62nd percentile
  • Liquid171% · 71st percentile
  • Leavening2.1% · 4th percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 50th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
30 to 35 minutes
median 33 minutes

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