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Emergency Chocolate Cake

kirbiecravings.com · 2023 · 12 slices

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

No egg, unlike 84% of recipes and less fat than 85%.

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How it compares

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

  • No egg at all, where 84% of recipes use some (most of those 40 to 67% of the flour weight).
  • Less fat than 85% of recipes: 39% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%.
  • No salt at all, where 69% of recipes use some (most of those 0.9 to 2.3% of the flour weight).
  • Less sugar than 75% of recipes: 104% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
Cocoa: 19%, 42nd percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 104%, 25th percentileFat: 39%, 14th percentileEgg: 0%, 8th percentileLiquid: 127%, 40th percentileLeavening: 5%, 54th percentileSalt: 0%, 15th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (5)

  • 1 1/2 cups (187 g) self-rising flour187 g
  • 1/3 cup (36 g) unsweetened cocoa powder36 g
  • 1 cup (195 g) granulated white sugar195 g
  • 1 cup (237 ml) water≈ 237 g
  • 1/3 cup (79 ml) vegetable or canola oil≈ 73 g

flour 187 gbatter 728 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. Leavening includes the baking powder in the self-rising flour, counted as 5% of its weight.

  • Cocoa19% · 42nd percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar104% · 25th percentile
  • Fat39% · 14th percentile
  • Egg0% · 8th percentile
  • Liquid127% · 40th percentile
  • Leavening5% · 54th percentile
  • Salt0% · 15th percentile

Oven

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

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