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Red Wine Chocolate Cake

Lindsay · lifeloveandsugar.com · 2024 · 12-14 Slices

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More fat than 99% of recipes and more cocoa than 80%.

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How it compares

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

  • More fat than 99% of recipes: 192% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%, about 3 times as much.
  • 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.
Cocoa: 33%, 81st percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 159%, 57th percentileFat: 192%, 100th 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 (19)

  • 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) buttermilk≈ 244 g
  • 1 cup (240ml) vegetable oil≈ 218 g
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 cup (240ml) sweet red wine≈ 237 g
  • 6 oz raspberries170 g
  • 1 1/4 cups (280g) unsalted butter, room temperature280 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 5 cups (575g) powdered sugar575 g
  • 4 1/2 cups (518g) powdered sugar518 g
  • 1/2 cup (57g) natural unsweetened cocoa powder57 g
  • 5–6 tbsp (75-90ml) heavy cream≈ 82 g
  • 6 oz (1 cup | 169g) semi-sweet chocolate chips169 g
  • 3 tbsp sweet red wine≈ 44 g
  • 1 tbsp heavy whipping cream≈ 15 g

flour 260 gbatter 2030 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
  • Fat192% · 100th 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
30 to 33 minutes
median 33 minutes

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