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Mexican Hot Chocolate Cake

King Arthur Baking · kingarthurbaking.com · 20 / one 8" three-layer cake

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More egg than 98% of recipes and more sugar than 90%.

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How it compares

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

  • More egg than 98% of recipes: 123% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More sugar than 90% of recipes: 191% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
Cocoa: 16%, 35th percentileChocolate: 26%, 66th percentileSugar: 191%, 90th percentileFat: 66%, 53rd percentileEgg: 123%, 99th percentileLiquid: 126%, 37th percentileLeavening: 3.7%, 29th percentileSalt: 1.3%, 58th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (26)

  • 1 cup (227g) milk227 g
  • 1 dried ancho chili, broken in halfn/a
  • 2 1/4 cups (270g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour270 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon table salt≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 cup (43g) unsweetened cocoa, Dutch-process or natural43 g
  • 1/2 cup (71g) hot chocolate mix or 1/2 cup (56g) King Arthur Quick-and-Easy Chocolate Mousse Mix71 g
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon≈ 2.6 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder≈ 1.2 g
  • 1 1/2 cups (298g) granulated sugar298 g
  • 8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter, softened113 g
  • 1/3 cup (64g) vegetable oil64 g
  • 1 teaspoon King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1/2 cup (113g) water113 g
  • 4 large eggs, at room temperature≈ 200 g
  • 1 cup (198g) granulated sugar198 g
  • 4 large egg whites≈ 132 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar≈ 1.6 g
  • 1 tablespoon light corn syrup≈ 21 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract≈ 2.1 g
  • pinch of table salt≈ 0.4 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 cup (227g) heavy cream227 g
  • pinch of cayenne pepper≈ 0.4 g
  • 1 cup (170g) semisweet chocolate chips or bittersweet chocolate chips170 g
  • marshmallows, for decorationn/a

flour 270 gbatter 1775 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.

  • Cocoa16% · 35th percentile
  • Chocolate26% · 66th percentile
  • Sugar191% · 90th percentile
  • Fat66% · 53rd percentile
  • Egg123% · 99th percentile
  • Liquid126% · 37th percentile
  • Leavening3.7% · 29th percentile
  • Salt1.3% · 58th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
22 to 24 minutes
median 33 minutes

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