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Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake

King Arthur Test Kitchen · kingarthurbaking.com · 16 / two 8" or 9" round layers

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More cocoa than 87% of recipes and more egg than 88%.

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How it compares

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

  • More cocoa than 87% of recipes: 36% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%.
  • More egg than 88% of recipes: 86% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%.
  • More salt than 91% of recipes: 2.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.1%, about 2.5 times as much.
Cocoa: 36%, 87th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 127%, 42nd percentileFat: 56%, 42nd percentileEgg: 86%, 89th percentileLiquid: 129%, 42nd percentileLeavening: 4.9%, 52nd percentileSalt: 2.6%, 92nd percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 1 1/2 cups (298g) granulated sugar298 g
  • 1 1/2 cups (234g) King Arthur Gluten-Free All-Purpose Flour234 g
  • 1 cup (85g) Dutch-process cocoa85 g
  • 2 tablespoons King Arthur Bread and Cake Enhancer, optional≈ 30 g
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 12 g
  • 1 teaspoon table salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon xanthan gum≈ 4.9 g
  • 2/3 cup (131g) vegetable oil131 g
  • 4 large eggs≈ 200 g
  • 1 1/3 cups (301g) water301 g
  • 2 teaspoons gluten-free vanilla extract≈ 8 g

flour 234 gbatter 1309 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.

  • Cocoa36% · 87th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar127% · 42nd percentile
  • Fat56% · 42nd percentile
  • Egg86% · 89th percentile
  • Liquid129% · 42nd percentile
  • Leavening4.9% · 52nd percentile
  • Salt2.6% · 92nd percentile

Oven

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

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