Caramel Mocha Chocolate Cake

Ingredients (21)

• 2 cups flour≈ 250 g
• 2 cups sugar≈ 400 g
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder≈ 65 g
• 2 tsp baking soda≈ 12 g
• 2 eggs≈ 100 g
• 1 cup buttermilk≈ 244 g
• 1 cup vegetable oil≈ 218 g
• 1/2 cup kahlua≈ 119 g
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla≈ 6 g
• 1/2 cup boiling water≈ 119 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter≈ 114 g
• 1 cup light brown sugar≈ 220 g
• 1/3 cup heavy cream≈ 79 g
• 3 cups powdered sugar≈ 360 g
• 1-2 tbsp milk or cream≈ 22 g
• 2 tbsp instant espresso coffee≈ 30 g
• 4 tbsp water≈ 59 g
• 3/4 cup butter≈ 170 g
• 3/4 cup shortening≈ 154 g
• 6 cups powdered sugar≈ 720 g
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g

flour 250 gbatter 1532 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 · median 23%
• Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile · median 0%
• Sugar160% · 65th percentile · median 142%
• Fat87% · 73rd percentile · median 62%
• Egg40% · 31st percentile · median 46%
• Liquid145% · 58th percentile · median 138%
• Leavening4.8% · 50th percentile · median 4.8%
• Salt0% · 15th percentile · median 1.1%

Oven

Temperature

300°F / 150°C

median 350°F

Time

30 to 35 minutes

median 33 minutes