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Saftiger Schokokuchen | so einfach, locker & lecker

Original in German

malteskitchen.de · 2025 · 12

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

Less sugar than 98% of recipes and less liquid than 83%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less sugar than 98% of recipes: 66% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%, about half as much.
  • Less liquid than 83% of recipes: 94% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 138%.
  • More egg than 81% of recipes: 73% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%.
  • More fat than 78% of recipes: 91% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%.
Cocoa: 27%, 66th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 66%, 2nd percentileFat: 91%, 79th percentileEgg: 73%, 82nd percentileLiquid: 94%, 16th percentileLeavening: 5.5%, 61st percentileSalt: 0.1%, 32nd percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (10)

  • 250 g Butter (weich)250 g
  • 180 g Zucker180 g
  • 4 Eier (Größe M)≈ 200 g
  • 250 ml Milch (Zimmertemperatur)≈ 258 g
  • 275 g Weizenmehl Typ 405275 g
  • 75 g Backkakao75 g
  • 1 Pck. Backpulver15 g
  • 1 Prise Salz≈ 0.4 g
  • 200 g Schokoladenraspel200 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Kuvertüre oder Schokoladenglasurn/a

flour 275 gbatter 1453 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% · 66th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar66% · 2nd percentile
  • Fat91% · 79th percentile
  • Egg73% · 82nd percentile
  • Liquid94% · 16th percentile
  • Leavening5.5% · 61st percentile
  • Salt0.1% · 32nd percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
60 minutes
median 33 minutes

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