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The Best Chocolate Cake

melskitchencafe.com · 2022 · 12 servings

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More cocoa than 84% 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 cocoa than 84% of recipes: 34% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%.
  • 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: 34%, 86th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 160%, 65th percentileFat: 44%, 21st percentileEgg: 40%, 31st percentileLiquid: 192%, 81st percentileLeavening: 6.6%, 75th percentileSalt: 2.4%, 86th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 2 cups granulated sugar≈ 400 g
  • 1 cup natural, unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 86 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 1 cup warm water≈ 237 g
  • 1 cup buttermilk≈ 244 g
  • 1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil (see note)≈ 109 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g

flour 250 gbatter 1457 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.

  • Cocoa34% · 86th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar160% · 65th percentile
  • Fat44% · 21st percentile
  • Egg40% · 31st percentile
  • Liquid192% · 81st percentile
  • Leavening6.6% · 75th percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 86th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
28 to 35 minutes
median 33 minutes

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