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The Best Chocolate Cake Recipe

mybakingaddiction.com · 2011 · 8

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More liquid than 92% of recipes and more cocoa than 84%.

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How it compares

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

  • More liquid than 92% of recipes: 220% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 138%.
  • More cocoa than 84% of recipes: 34% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%.
  • More leavening than 91% of recipes: 7.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%.
  • More sugar than 81% of recipes: 183% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
Cocoa: 34%, 86th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 183%, 84th percentileFat: 50%, 32nd percentileEgg: 46%, 48th percentileLiquid: 220%, 95th percentileLeavening: 7.6%, 93rd percentileSalt: 1.8%, 73rd percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 2 cups sugar≈ 400 g
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour≈ 219 g
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 65 g
  • 2 tablespoons Dutch process cocoa (optional )≈ 11 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 4 g
  • 2 eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 cup buttermilk≈ 244 g
  • 1 cup strong black coffee≈ 237 g
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil≈ 109 g
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • Homemade Buttercream Frostingn/a
  • Homemade Chocolate Frostingn/a

flour 219 gbatter 1413 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
  • Sugar183% · 84th percentile
  • Fat50% · 32nd percentile
  • Egg46% · 48th percentile
  • Liquid220% · 95th percentile
  • Leavening7.6% · 93rd percentile
  • Salt1.8% · 73rd percentile

Oven

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

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