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Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cake

momontimeout.com · 2023 · 12

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

Less leavening than 96% 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.

  • Less leavening than 96% of recipes: 2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%, about half 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 fat than 75% of recipes: 91% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%.
Cocoa: 26%, 58th percentileChocolate: 34%, 69th percentileSugar: 160%, 65th percentileFat: 91%, 77th percentileEgg: 60%, 71st percentileLiquid: 132%, 46th percentileLeavening: 2%, 3rd percentileSalt: 2.4%, 86th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (20)

  • 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks, cubed)≈ 227 g
  • ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 65 g
  • ¾ cup water (or coffee)≈ 178 g
  • 2 cups all purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • ¾ teaspoon baking powder≈ 3.5 g
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt≈ 6 g
  • 2 cups granulated sugar≈ 400 g
  • 3 large eggs (room temperature)≈ 150 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • ½ to 1 teaspoon peppermint extract (optional but recommended)≈ 3.2 g
  • ⅔ cup sour cream (full fat (or Greek yogurt))≈ 153 g
  • ½ cup semi sweet chocolate chips (or mini chocolate chips)≈ 85 g
  • ½ cup mini marshmallows≈ 119 g
  • ½ cup peppermint candies (crushed (candy canes work great))≈ 119 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips≈ 170 g
  • ⅔ cup heavy cream≈ 159 g
  • mini marshmallowsn/a
  • crushed candy canes (or peppermint candies)n/a
  • mini chocolate chipsn/a

flour 250 gbatter 1767 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.

  • Cocoa26% · 58th percentile
  • Chocolate34% · 69th percentile
  • Sugar160% · 65th percentile
  • Fat91% · 77th percentile
  • Egg60% · 71st percentile
  • Liquid132% · 46th percentile
  • Leavening2% · 3rd percentile
  • Salt2.4% · 86th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
50 to 55 minutes
median 33 minutes

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