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Chocolate Sheet Cake Recipe

joyfoodsunshine.com · 2024 · 24 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%, 65th percentileFat: 73%, 60th percentileEgg: 64%, 76th percentileLiquid: 152%, 63rd percentileLeavening: 3.4%, 23rd percentileSalt: 1.9%, 76th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 2 ½ cups flour≈ 313 g
  • 2 ½ cups sugar≈ 500 g
  • ½ cup cocoa powder≈ 43 g
  • 1 tsp baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1 tsp baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1 tsp salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 tsp espresso powder≈ 2.4 g
  • 1 cup butter (melted)≈ 227 g
  • 4 eggs≈ 200 g
  • 1 cup sour cream≈ 230 g
  • 1 cup milk≈ 244 g
  • 2 tsp vanilla≈ 8 g
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips≈ 170 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipen/a

flour 313 gbatter 1954 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% · 65th percentile
  • Fat73% · 60th percentile
  • Egg64% · 76th percentile
  • Liquid152% · 63rd percentile
  • Leavening3.4% · 23rd percentile
  • Salt1.9% · 76th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
35 to 40 minutes
median 33 minutes

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