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Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

savorthebest.com · 2016 · 12 servings

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

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

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How it compares

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

  • More liquid than 99% of recipes: 229% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 138%.
  • More cocoa than 89% of recipes: 38% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%.
  • 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: 229%, 100th percentileLeavening: 7.6%, 93rd percentileSalt: 2.9%, 100th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (80 grams)80 g
  • 1 cup hot coffee (240 grams)240 g
  • 2 cups granulated sugar (400 grams)400 g
  • ½ cup vegetable oil (110 grams)110 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 cup milk (240 grams)240 g
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour (210 grams)210 g
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 1 ½ tsp baking soda≈ 9 g
  • 1 tsp salt≈ 6 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 20 ounces cream cheese (softened)567 g
  • 16 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened 240 grams/ )240 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 4 ½ to 6 cups powdered sugar ((confectioners sugar), sifted, 560 grams)560 g

flour 210 gbatter 1410 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
  • Liquid229% · 100th percentile
  • Leavening7.6% · 93rd percentile
  • Salt2.9% · 100th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
30 to 35 minutes
median 33 minutes

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