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Simple and Rich Chocolate Cake

Charlotte Rutledge · kingarthurbaking.com · two 8" or 9" round cakes; one 9" x 13" cake, or 24 cupcakes

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More egg than 81% of recipes and more salt than 78%.

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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 81% of recipes: 74% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%.
  • More salt than 78% of recipes: 2.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.1%, about twice as much.
Cocoa: 24%, 53rd percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 147%, 52nd percentileFat: 55%, 41st percentileEgg: 74%, 82nd percentileLiquid: 105%, 26th percentileLeavening: 4.5%, 45th percentileSalt: 2.2%, 80th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 2 1/4 cups (270g) King Arthur Unbleached Cake Flour270 g
  • 2 cups (397g) granulated sugar397 g
  • 3/4 cup (64g) Dutch-process cocoa64 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 9 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1 teaspoon table salt≈ 6 g
  • 4 large eggs, at room temperature≈ 200 g
  • 3/4 cup (149g) vegetable oil149 g
  • 2 teaspoons King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract≈ 8 g
  • 1 1/4 cups (283g) brewed coffee, cooled, or water283 g

flour 270 gbatter 1390 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.

  • Cocoa24% · 53rd percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar147% · 52nd percentile
  • Fat55% · 41st percentile
  • Egg74% · 82nd percentile
  • Liquid105% · 26th percentile
  • Leavening4.5% · 45th percentile
  • Salt2.2% · 80th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
42 to 50 minutes
median 33 minutes

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