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Best Chocolate Cake

kirbiecravings.com · 2018 · 14

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More egg than 96% of recipes and more sugar than 91%.

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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 96% of recipes: 114% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More sugar than 91% of recipes: 201% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
  • More chocolate than 86% of recipes: 78% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • More salt than 93% of recipes: 2.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.1%, about 2.5 times as much.
Cocoa: 30%, 73rd percentileChocolate: 78%, 87th percentileSugar: 201%, 92nd percentileFat: 78%, 64th percentileEgg: 114%, 97th percentileLiquid: 186%, 75th percentileLeavening: 2.7%, 13th percentileSalt: 2.7%, 96th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 3/4 cup (2 1/2 oz) natural unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch processed)≈ 65 g
  • 6 oz bittersweet chocolate (chopped)170 g
  • 1 tsp espresso powder≈ 2.4 g
  • 3/4 cup water (boiling)≈ 178 g
  • 1 cup sour cream (room temperature)≈ 230 g
  • 1 3/4 cups (8 3/4 oz) all-purpose flour≈ 219 g
  • 1 tsp table salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 tsp baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 12 tbsp (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter (room temperature)≈ 170 g
  • 2 cups (14 oz) light brown sugar (packed)≈ 440 g
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • 5 large eggs (room temperature)≈ 250 g

flour 219 gbatter 1749 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.

  • Cocoa30% · 73rd percentile
  • Chocolate78% · 87th percentile
  • Sugar201% · 92nd percentile
  • Fat78% · 64th percentile
  • Egg114% · 97th percentile
  • Liquid186% · 75th percentile
  • Leavening2.7% · 13th percentile
  • Salt2.7% · 96th percentile

Oven

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

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