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Small Chocolate Cake Recipe

livewellbakeoften.com · 2026 · 6 servings

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More fat than 98% of recipes and more salt 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 fat than 98% of recipes: 181% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%, about 3 times as much.
  • More salt than 82% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.1%, about twice as much.
  • More liquid than 78% of recipes: 192% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 138%.
Cocoa: 27%, 65th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 160%, 65th percentileFat: 181%, 98th percentileEgg: 40%, 31st percentileLiquid: 192%, 81st percentileLeavening: 5.2%, 57th percentileSalt: 2.4%, 86th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (18)

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled (125 grams))125 g
  • ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened natural cocoa powder ((34 grams))34 g
  • ¾ teaspoon baking powder≈ 3.5 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • ½ cup packed light brown sugar ((100 grams))100 g
  • ½ cup granulated sugar ((100 grams))100 g
  • ⅓ cup canola (vegetable, or avocado oil (80 ml))≈ 79 g
  • ½ cup buttermilk ((120 ml))≈ 122 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • ½ cup hot water ((120 ml))≈ 119 g
  • ½ teaspoon instant espresso powder or 1 teaspoon instant coffee≈ 1.2 g
  • 1 cup unsalted butter (softened (226 grams; 2 sticks))226 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 3 cups powdered sugar ((360 grams))360 g
  • ½ cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder (sifted (45 grams))45 g
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons heavy cream or whole milk ((45 to 60 ml))≈ 52 g
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt≈ 0.8 g

flour 125 gbatter 969 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.

  • Cocoa27% · 65th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar160% · 65th percentile
  • Fat181% · 98th percentile
  • Egg40% · 31st percentile
  • Liquid192% · 81st percentile
  • Leavening5.2% · 57th percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 86th percentile

Oven

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

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