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Two Small Chocolate Cakes

Sally · sallysbakingaddiction.com · 2024 · 2 cakes

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More chocolate than 99% of recipes and no cocoa, unlike 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 chocolate than 99% of recipes: 185% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 0%.
  • No cocoa at all, where 85% of recipes use some (most of those 16 to 31% of the flour weight).
  • Less sugar than 91% of recipes: 78% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
  • No salt at all, where 69% of recipes use some (most of those 0.9 to 2.3% of the flour weight).
Cocoa: 0%, 7th percentileChocolate: 185%, 100th percentileSugar: 78%, 8th percentileFat: 59%, 46th percentileEgg: 66%, 78th percentileLiquid: 129%, 43rd percentileLeavening: 4.3%, 41st percentileSalt: 0%, 15th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (9)

  • 3 ounces (85g) semi-sweet chocolate (3/4 of a standard baking chocolate bar)*85 g
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) heavy cream*≈ 60 g
  • 3 Tablespoons (36g) packed light brown sugar36 g
  • 2 Tablespoons (30ml) vegetable oil*≈ 27 g
  • 2 Tablespoons (30ml) beaten egg (crack 1 egg, beat it, and use 2 Tbsp)≈ 30 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
  • 6 Tablespoons (46g) all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled)46 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder≈ 1.2 g
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking soda≈ 0.8 g

flour 46 gbatter 288 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
  • Chocolate185% · 100th percentile
  • Sugar78% · 8th percentile
  • Fat59% · 46th percentile
  • Egg66% · 78th percentile
  • Liquid129% · 43rd percentile
  • Leavening4.3% · 41st percentile
  • Salt0% · 15th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
15 to 17 minutes
median 33 minutes

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