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Chocolate Cake

rasamalaysia.com · 2021 · 12 Pieces

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

No cocoa, unlike 85% of recipes and more chocolate than 92%.

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How it compares

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

  • No cocoa at all, where 85% of recipes use some (most of those 16 to 31% of the flour weight).
  • More chocolate than 92% of recipes: 101% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • Less sugar than 88% of recipes: 82% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
  • More egg than 89% of recipes: 91% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%, about twice as much.
Cocoa: 0%, 7th percentileChocolate: 101%, 93rd percentileSugar: 82%, 11th percentileFat: 114%, 85th percentileEgg: 91%, 90th percentileLiquid: 117%, 32nd percentileLeavening: 3.5%, 25th percentileSalt: 0%, 15th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 200 g (7 oz) dark chocolate200 g
  • 250 g (9 oz) unsalted butter250 g
  • 180 g (6⅓) castor sugar (fine sugar)180 g
  • 4 large eggs≈ 200 g
  • 2 tablespoons chocolate powder≈ 21 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 220 g (7⅗ oz) cake flour (sifted)220 g
  • 250 ml fresh full milk≈ 258 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 200 g dark chocolate200 g
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream≈ 119 g
  • 50 g unsalted butter50 g
  • strawberriesn/a
  • powdered sugarn/a

flour 220 gbatter 1337 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.

  • Cocoa0% · 7th percentile
  • Chocolate101% · 93rd percentile
  • Sugar82% · 11th percentile
  • Fat114% · 85th percentile
  • Egg91% · 90th percentile
  • Liquid117% · 32nd percentile
  • Leavening3.5% · 25th percentile
  • Salt0% · 15th percentile

Oven

Temperature
325°F / 165°C
median 350°F
Time
50 minutes
median 33 minutes

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