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Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake

savorthebest.com · 2026 · 24 servings

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

Close to the middle of 357 chocolate cake recipes on every ingredient.

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How it compares

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

  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 165% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
  • Leavening in the middle half of recipes: 3.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%.
Cocoa: 26%, 62nd percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 165%, 74th percentileFat: 75%, 63rd percentileEgg: 42%, 38th percentileLiquid: 142%, 54th percentileLeavening: 3.5%, 25th percentileSalt: 1.3%, 58th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (18)

  • 8 tablespoons butter (½ cup; 113 grams)113 g
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil (66 grams)66 g
  • ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (63 grams)63 g
  • 1 cup water (227 grams)227 g
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (240 grams)240 g
  • 2 cups granulated sugar (396 grams)396 g
  • ½ teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g
  • ½ cup buttermilk (113 grams)113 g
  • 2 large eggs (beaten, 100 grams)100 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 16 tablespoons butter (1 cup; 227 grams)227 g
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (42 grams)42 g
  • 7 tablespoons milk (98 grams)98 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (4 grams)4 g
  • 3 ½ to 4 ½ cups powdered sugar (396 to 509 grams)509 g
  • ⅔ cup chopped pecans (76 grams)76 g

flour 240 gbatter 1334 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.

  • Cocoa26% · 62nd percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar165% · 74th percentile
  • Fat75% · 63rd percentile
  • Egg42% · 38th percentile
  • Liquid142% · 54th percentile
  • Leavening3.5% · 25th percentile
  • Salt1.3% · 58th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
15 to 20 minutes
median 33 minutes

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