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Vegan Chocolate Cake

leitesculinaria.com · 2021 · 12 servings

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

No egg, unlike 84% of recipes.

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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).
  • Fat in the middle half of recipes: 87% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%.
Cocoa: 26%, 58th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 133%, 46th percentileFat: 87%, 73rd percentileEgg: 0%, 8th percentileLiquid: 171%, 71st percentileLeavening: 6.6%, 75th percentileSalt: 0.2%, 35th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 3/4 cup natural cocoa powder≈ 65 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • A pinch salt≈ 0.4 g
  • 1 3/4 cup unsweetened soy milk or unsweetened almond milk≈ 427 g
  • 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar≈ 10 g
  • 1 2/3 cups superfine sugar (or just blitz granulated sugar in a blender until finely ground but not powdery)≈ 333 g
  • 1 cup sunflower oil (you can substitute any mild-flavored vegetable or olive oil, plus more for the pan)≈ 218 g
  • 2 tablespoons vanilla extract≈ 25 g

flour 250 gbatter 1345 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.

  • Cocoa26% · 58th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar133% · 46th percentile
  • Fat87% · 73rd percentile
  • Egg0% · 8th percentile
  • Liquid171% · 71st percentile
  • Leavening6.6% · 75th percentile
  • Salt0.2% · 35th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
40 to 55 minutes
median 33 minutes

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