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Chocolate Fudge Cake with the BEST Chocolate Frosting Ever!

janespatisserie.com · 2015 · 14 Slices

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More chocolate than 95% of recipes and more sugar 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 chocolate than 95% of recipes: 129% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • More sugar than 94% of recipes: 229% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
  • More egg than 93% of recipes: 101% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%, about twice as much.
  • More fat than 88% of recipes: 129% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%, about twice as much.
Cocoa: 14%, 32nd percentileChocolate: 129%, 96th percentileSugar: 229%, 95th percentileFat: 129%, 89th percentileEgg: 101%, 94th percentileLiquid: 116%, 30th percentileLeavening: 3.5%, 25th percentileSalt: 0%, 15th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (19)

  • 225 g dark chocolate225 g
  • 225 g unsalted butter225 g
  • 1 tbsp instant coffee granules≈ 7 g
  • 125 ml boiling water≈ 125 g
  • 175 g plain flour175 g
  • 25 g cocoa powder25 g
  • 1 tsp baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda≈ 1.5 g
  • 200 g white/golden caster sugar200 g
  • 200 g light brown sugar200 g
  • 4 medium eggs≈ 176 g
  • 75 ml buttermilk≈ 77 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 250 g unsalted butter ((not stork))250 g
  • 500 g icing sugar500 g
  • 50 g cocoa powder50 g
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 100-125 ml evaporated milk≈ 133 g
  • Sprinklesn/a
  • Anything!n/a

flour 175 gbatter 1442 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.

  • Cocoa14% · 32nd percentile
  • Chocolate129% · 96th percentile
  • Sugar229% · 95th percentile
  • Fat129% · 89th percentile
  • Egg101% · 94th percentile
  • Liquid116% · 30th percentile
  • Leavening3.5% · 25th percentile
  • Salt0% · 15th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
35 to 40 minutes
median 33 minutes

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