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Vegan Chocolate Cake

Jeanine Donofrio · loveandlemons.com · 2019 · 9

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

Less fat than 92% of recipes and no egg, unlike 84%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less fat than 92% of recipes: 35% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%.
  • No egg at all, where 84% of recipes use some (most of those 40 to 67% of the flour weight).
Cocoa: 27%, 65th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 148%, 53rd percentileFat: 35%, 7th percentileEgg: 0%, 8th percentileLiquid: 155%, 63rd percentileLeavening: 3.8%, 32nd percentileSalt: 1.9%, 76th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)≈ 94 g
  • ½ cup whole wheat flour (spooned and leveled)≈ 64 g
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 43 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt≈ 3 g
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon≈ 0.7 g
  • 1 cup unsweetened almond milk≈ 244 g
  • ¾ cup maple syrup≈ 234 g
  • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil≈ 55 g
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar≈ 2.6 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • Supernatural Starfetti sprinkles (optional)n/a

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 large sweet potato (enough to yield ¾ cup mash)≈ 300 g
  • 6 tablespoons semisweet chocolate chips≈ 64 g
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 11 g
  • 1 tablespoon melted coconut oil≈ 14 g
  • Pinch sea salt≈ 0.4 g

flour 158 gbatter 750 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
  • Sugar148% · 53rd percentile
  • Fat35% · 7th percentile
  • Egg0% · 8th percentile
  • Liquid155% · 63rd percentile
  • Leavening3.8% · 32nd percentile
  • Salt1.9% · 76th percentile

Oven

Temperature
425°F / 220°C
median 350°F
Time
60 minutes
median 33 minutes

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