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Chocolate Sheet Cake Recipe

preppykitchen.com · 2020 · 15 to 20 servings

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More fat than 92% of recipes and more liquid than 85%.

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How it compares

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

  • More fat than 92% of recipes: 140% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More liquid than 85% of recipes: 200% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 138%.
Cocoa: 21%, 46th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 147%, 52nd percentileFat: 140%, 93rd percentileEgg: 42%, 38th percentileLiquid: 200%, 86th percentileLeavening: 5.3%, 58th percentileSalt: 1.3%, 58th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (18)

  • 3 cups all purpose flour ((360g))360 g
  • 2⅔ cups granulated sugar ((530g))530 g
  • ½ cup Dutch-process cocoa powder ((50g))50 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder≈ 7 g
  • ¾ teaspoon salt≈ 4.5 g
  • 1 cup whole or low-fat buttermilk (room temperature (240ml))≈ 244 g
  • ½ cup sour cream (room temperature (120g))120 g
  • 3 large eggs (room temperature)≈ 150 g
  • ¾ cup vegetable oil ((180ml))≈ 164 g
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • 1½ cups hot coffee or boiling water ((360ml))≈ 356 g
  • 1½ cup unsalted butter (room temperature (340g))340 g
  • ¼ cup Dutch-process cocoa powder ((25g))25 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 pound powdered sugar ((450g))450 g
  • 1 to 3 tablespoons whole milk or heavy cream≈ 30 g
  • ⅓ cup hot fudge sauce or ganache ((100g))100 g
  • Optional toppings ((sprinkles, chopped nuts, shaved chocolate))n/a

flour 360 gbatter 2374 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.

  • Cocoa21% · 46th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar147% · 52nd percentile
  • Fat140% · 93rd percentile
  • Egg42% · 38th percentile
  • Liquid200% · 86th percentile
  • Leavening5.3% · 58th percentile
  • Salt1.3% · 58th percentile

Oven

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

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