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Chocolate Cake Recipe

preppykitchen.com · 2020 · 12 servings

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More fat than 99% of recipes and more cocoa than 79%.

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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 99% of recipes: 186% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%, about 3 times as much.
  • More cocoa than 79% of recipes: 31% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%.
  • More liquid than 86% of recipes: 200% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 138%.
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 167% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
Cocoa: 31%, 80th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 167%, 75th percentileFat: 186%, 99th percentileEgg: 42%, 38th percentileLiquid: 200%, 87th percentileLeavening: 6.6%, 75th percentileSalt: 1.5%, 63rd percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (17)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour ((240g))240 g
  • 2 cups granulated sugar ((400g))400 g
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder ((50g))50 g
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 1½ teaspoons baking soda≈ 9 g
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt≈ 2 g
  • 1 cup whole milk ((240mL))≈ 244 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • ½ cup vegetable oil ((120mL))≈ 109 g
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • 1 cup boiling water or hot coffee ((240ml))≈ 237 g
  • 1½ cups unsalted butter (room temperature (338g))338 g
  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder ((25g))25 g
  • ¼ teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla≈ 4.2 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 6 cups powdered sugar ((680g))680 g
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons whole milk ((45-60mL))≈ 54 g

flour 240 gbatter 1779 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.

  • Cocoa31% · 80th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar167% · 75th percentile
  • Fat186% · 99th percentile
  • Egg42% · 38th percentile
  • Liquid200% · 87th percentile
  • Leavening6.6% · 75th percentile
  • Salt1.5% · 63rd percentile

Oven

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

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