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Chocolate Cake

natashaskitchen.com · 2024 · 14 slices

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

No egg, unlike 84% of recipes and less fat than 87%.

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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 fat than 87% of recipes: 39% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%.
  • Less cocoa than 75% of recipes: 12% 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%.
Cocoa: 12%, 24th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 107%, 29th percentileFat: 39%, 12th 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 (15)

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour≈ 375 g
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder ((natural))≈ 43 g
  • 2 cups granulated sugar≈ 400 g
  • 2 tsp baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 1 tsp salt≈ 6 g
  • 2 cups warm coffee ((not hot), or use decaf)≈ 474 g
  • 2 Tbsp white vinegar≈ 30 g
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • 2/3 cup light olive oil ((not extra virgin), or Canola oil)≈ 145 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 12 oz cream cheese (room temperature)340 g
  • 1 cup unsalted butter ((16 Tbsp) room temperature)≈ 227 g
  • 5 cups powdered sugar≈ 600 g
  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder ((natural))≈ 86 g
  • 1/2 tsp salt≈ 3 g
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract≈ 8 g

flour 375 gbatter 1497 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.

  • Cocoa12% · 24th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar107% · 29th percentile
  • Fat39% · 12th 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
35 minutes
median 33 minutes

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