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Chocolate Sheet Cake!

janespatisserie.com · 2018 · 20 Servings

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More sugar than 98% of recipes and more chocolate than 94%.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 98% of recipes: 250% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
  • More chocolate than 94% of recipes: 125% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • More egg than 91% of recipes: 100% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%, about twice as much.
  • More fat than 88% of recipes: 125% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%, about twice as much.
Cocoa: 25%, 55th percentileChocolate: 125%, 95th percentileSugar: 250%, 98th percentileFat: 125%, 89th percentileEgg: 100%, 92nd percentileLiquid: 114%, 30th percentileLeavening: 5%, 54th percentileSalt: 0%, 15th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (18)

  • 250 g dark chocolate250 g
  • 250 g unsalted butter250 g
  • 1 tbsp instant coffee≈ 7 g
  • 125 ml boiling water≈ 125 g
  • 200 g plain flour200 g
  • 50 g cocoa powder50 g
  • 1.5 tsp baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda≈ 3 g
  • 250 g caster sugar250 g
  • 250 g light brown sugar250 g
  • 4 large eggs≈ 200 g
  • 100 ml buttermilk≈ 103 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 250 g unsalted butter ((room temp))250 g
  • 500 g icing sugar500 g
  • 100-125 ml evaporated milk≈ 133 g
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • Sprinklesn/a
  • Chocolate curlsn/a

flour 200 gbatter 1695 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.

  • Cocoa25% · 55th percentile
  • Chocolate125% · 95th percentile
  • Sugar250% · 98th percentile
  • Fat125% · 89th percentile
  • Egg100% · 92nd percentile
  • Liquid114% · 30th percentile
  • Leavening5% · 54th percentile
  • Salt0% · 15th percentile

Oven

Temperature
275°F / 135°C
median 350°F
Time
50 to 60 minutes
median 33 minutes

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