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Best Chocolate Cake Recipe From Scratch

joyfoodsunshine.com · 2023 · 16 Servings

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More chocolate than 78% of recipes and more egg than 75%.

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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 78% of recipes: 54% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • More egg than 75% of recipes: 64% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%.
Cocoa: 14%, 30th percentileChocolate: 54%, 79th percentileSugar: 160%, 58th percentileFat: 70%, 59th percentileEgg: 64%, 76th percentileLiquid: 152%, 62nd percentileLeavening: 3.4%, 23rd percentileSalt: 1.9%, 76th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour≈ 156 g
  • 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar≈ 250 g
  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 22 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt≈ 3 g
  • ½ teaspoon espresso powder≈ 1.2 g
  • ½ cup canola oil ((or melted butter))≈ 109 g
  • 2 eggs, (large)≈ 100 g
  • ½ cup sour cream≈ 115 g
  • ½ cup whole milk≈ 122 g
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • ½ cup mini chocolate chips≈ 85 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipen/a

flour 156 gbatter 973 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% · 30th percentile
  • Chocolate54% · 79th percentile
  • Sugar160% · 58th percentile
  • Fat70% · 59th percentile
  • Egg64% · 76th percentile
  • Liquid152% · 62nd percentile
  • Leavening3.4% · 23rd percentile
  • Salt1.9% · 76th percentile

Oven

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

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