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Chocolate Cake

Danielle · livewellbakeoften.com · 2020 · 12 slices

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More salt than 82% of recipes and less fat than 76%.

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How it compares

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

  • More salt than 82% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.1%, about twice as much.
  • Less fat than 76% of recipes: 44% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%.
  • More liquid than 78% of recipes: 192% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 138%.
Cocoa: 26%, 61st percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 160%, 65th percentileFat: 44%, 21st percentileEgg: 40%, 31st percentileLiquid: 192%, 81st percentileLeavening: 6.4%, 71st percentileSalt: 2.4%, 86th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (19)

  • 2 cups (250 grams) all-purpose flour, spooned & leveled250 g
  • 3/4 cup (65 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder65 g
  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 9 g
  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar200 g
  • 1 cup (200 grams) brown sugar200 g
  • 1/2 cup (120ml) canola or vegetable oil≈ 109 g
  • 1 cup (240 ml) buttermilk≈ 244 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 1 cup (240 ml) boiling water≈ 237 g
  • 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder (optional, but recommended)≈ 2.4 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 2 cups (460 grams) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature460 g
  • 6 cups (720 grams) powdered sugar720 g
  • 1 cup (90 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted90 g
  • 6-7 tablespoons (90-105 ml) heavy whipping cream≈ 97 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g

flour 250 gbatter 1438 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% · 61st percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar160% · 65th percentile
  • Fat44% · 21st percentile
  • Egg40% · 31st percentile
  • Liquid192% · 81st percentile
  • Leavening6.4% · 71st percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 86th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
28 to 30 minutes
median 33 minutes

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