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Guinness Chocolate Layer Cake

Lindsay · lifeloveandsugar.com · 2021 · 16

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More cocoa than 80% of recipes and less liquid than 82%.

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How it compares

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

  • More cocoa than 80% of recipes: 33% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%.
  • Less liquid than 82% of recipes: 94% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 138%.
  • More salt than 80% of recipes: 2.3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.1%, about twice as much.
  • Less egg than 76% of recipes: 39% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%.
Cocoa: 33%, 81st percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 159%, 57th percentileFat: 84%, 69th percentileEgg: 39%, 23rd percentileLiquid: 94%, 17th percentileLeavening: 4.6%, 47th percentileSalt: 2.3%, 82nd percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • 2 cups (260g) all purpose flour260 g
  • 2 cups (414g) sugar414 g
  • 3/4 cup (85g) natural unsweetened cocoa powder85 g
  • 2 tsp baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 1 tsp salt≈ 6 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 cup (240ml) milk≈ 244 g
  • 1 cup (240ml) vegetable oil≈ 218 g
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla≈ 6 g
  • 1 1/4 cups (300ml) Guinness, divided≈ 296 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 9 oz (1 1/2 cups) semi-sweet chocolate chips255 g
  • 4 tbsp (60ml) Guinness≈ 59 g
  • 2 tbsp (30ml) heavy whipping cream≈ 30 g
  • 2 1/2 cups (560g) unsalted butter560 g
  • 10 cups (1150g) powdered sugar1150 g
  • 1/2 cup (120ml) Baileys Irish Cream≈ 119 g
  • Salt, to tasten/a

flour 260 gbatter 1642 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.

  • Cocoa33% · 81st percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar159% · 57th percentile
  • Fat84% · 69th percentile
  • Egg39% · 23rd percentile
  • Liquid94% · 17th percentile
  • Leavening4.6% · 47th percentile
  • Salt2.3% · 82nd percentile

Oven

Temperature
300°F / 150°C
median 350°F
Time
33 to 37 minutes
median 33 minutes

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