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Heart Shaped Chocolate Cakes

Tricia · savingdessert.com · 2016 · 3 cakes

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

No egg, unlike 84% of recipes and less fat than 81%.

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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 81% of recipes: 44% 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%, 26th percentileFat: 44%, 18th percentileEgg: 0%, 8th percentileLiquid: 126%, 37th percentileLeavening: 3.2%, 19th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 67th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • ¾ cup unbleached all-purpose flour≈ 94 g
  • ½ cup granulated sugar≈ 100 g
  • 2 tablespoons good quality all-natural cocoa≈ 11 g
  • ¼ teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • ¼ teaspoon espresso powder≈ 0.6 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 2.1 g
  • 1 ½ teaspoons white vinegar≈ 7 g
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil≈ 41 g
  • ½ cup cold water≈ 119 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • ¾ cup chocolate chips≈ 128 g
  • ⅓ cup half-n-half≈ 79 g

flour 94 gbatter 379 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% · 26th percentile
  • Fat44% · 18th percentile
  • Egg0% · 8th percentile
  • Liquid126% · 37th percentile
  • Leavening3.2% · 19th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 67th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
25 minutes
median 33 minutes

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