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Schokoladenkuchen - Schoko Traum

Original in German

Team Marcel Paa · marcelpaa.com · 2023 · 1 Kuchen

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

Less sugar than 94% of recipes and less liquid than 98%.

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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 94% of recipes: 74% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%, about half as much.
  • Less liquid than 98% of recipes: 44% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 138%, about half as much.
  • More egg than 90% of recipes: 93% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%, about twice as much.
  • Less cocoa than 82% of recipes: 7.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%, about half as much.
Cocoa: 7.4%, 17th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 74%, 5th percentileFat: 93%, 80th percentileEgg: 93%, 91st percentileLiquid: 44%, 1st percentileLeavening: 7.4%, 90th percentileSalt: 0.1%, 32nd percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 250 g Butter, weich250 g
  • 200 g hello sweety ((alternativ: Kristallzucker))200 g
  • 1 Prise Salz≈ 0.4 g
  • 270 g Weissmehl ((Weizenmehl Type 550))270 g
  • 20 g Kakaopulver20 g
  • 20 g Backpulver20 g
  • 5 Stk Eier≈ 250 g
  • 120 g Vollmilch120 g
  • 80 g Schokodrops, backfest80 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 150 g Sahne150 g
  • 150 g Kuvertüre, zartbitter150 g
  • 15 g Kakaopulver15 g

flour 270 gbatter 1210 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.

  • Cocoa7.4% · 17th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar74% · 5th percentile
  • Fat93% · 80th percentile
  • Egg93% · 91st percentile
  • Liquid44% · 1st percentile
  • Leavening7.4% · 90th percentile
  • Salt0.1% · 32nd percentile

Oven

Temperature
375°F / 190°C
median 350°F
Time
15 minutes
median 33 minutes

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