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Gluten Free Chocolate Cake

savorthebest.com · 2018 · 10 servings

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More cocoa than 89% of recipes and more liquid than 99%.

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How it compares

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

  • More cocoa than 89% of recipes: 38% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%.
  • More liquid than 99% of recipes: 226% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 138%.
  • More sugar than 89% of recipes: 191% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
  • More salt than 99% of recipes: 2.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.1%, about 2.5 times as much.
Cocoa: 38%, 90th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 191%, 90th percentileFat: 52%, 39th percentileEgg: 48%, 53rd percentileLiquid: 226%, 99th percentileLeavening: 8.1%, 97th percentileSalt: 2.9%, 100th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (18)

  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (80 grams )80 g
  • 1 cup water (very hot, or use hot coffee; 237 grams )237 g
  • 2 cups granulated sugar (400 grams )400 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 cup plain Greek yogurt (237 grams )237 g
  • ½ cup vegetable oil (110 grams )110 g
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 1¾ cup all-purpose gluten-free flour blend (see notes, 210 grams )210 g
  • 1¾ teaspoon baking powder≈ 8 g
  • 1½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 9 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 3 ounces dark chocolate (chopped, or ½ cup chocolate chips )85 g
  • ½ cup butter (room temperature 113 grams )113 g
  • 8 ounces cream cheese (room temperature 226 grams )226 g
  • 4 cups powdered sugar (452 grams )452 g
  • ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (63 grams )63 g
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract≈ 13 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g

flour 210 gbatter 1405 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.

  • Cocoa38% · 90th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar191% · 90th percentile
  • Fat52% · 39th percentile
  • Egg48% · 53rd percentile
  • Liquid226% · 99th percentile
  • Leavening8.1% · 97th percentile
  • Salt2.9% · 100th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
33 to 37 minutes
median 33 minutes

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