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Eggless Chocolate Cake

mybakingaddiction.com · 2023 · 8

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

No egg, unlike 84% of recipes and less cocoa than 78%.

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How it compares

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

  • No egg at all, where 84% of recipes use some (most of those 40 to 67% of the flour weight).
  • Less cocoa than 78% of recipes: 8.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%, about half as much.
  • Less leavening than 78% of recipes: 3.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%.
  • Less fat than 75% of recipes: 45% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%.
Cocoa: 8.6%, 19th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 107%, 29th percentileFat: 45%, 25th percentileEgg: 0%, 8th percentileLiquid: 126%, 39th percentileLeavening: 3.2%, 19th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 67th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour≈ 188 g
  • 1 cup sugar≈ 200 g
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 16 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar≈ 15 g
  • 6 tablespoons melted butter or shortening≈ 85 g
  • 1 cup warm water≈ 237 g

flour 188 gbatter 754 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.

  • Cocoa8.6% · 19th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar107% · 29th percentile
  • Fat45% · 25th percentile
  • Egg0% · 8th percentile
  • Liquid126% · 39th percentile
  • Leavening3.2% · 19th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 67th percentile

Oven

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

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