Earl Grey Chocolate Sheet Cake

Ingredients (18)

• 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
• 1/2 C neutral vegetable oil≈ 109 g
• 1/4 C whole fat yogurt≈ 61 g
• 3/4 C buttermilk (or use 3/4 C milk + 1 Tbsp vinegar)≈ 198 g
• 1 C granulated sugar≈ 200 g
• 1 Tbsp vanilla extract≈ 13 g
• 1 1/2 C all-purpose flour≈ 188 g
• 1 C cocoa powder (sifted)≈ 86 g
• 1/2 tsp baking powder≈ 2.3 g
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda≈ 9 g
• pinch sea salt≈ 0.4 g
• 3/4 C hot brewed earl grey tea (I used 3 tea bags)≈ 178 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• 3 Tbsp unsalted butter (melted)≈ 43 g
• 1 Tbsp cocoa powder (sifted)≈ 5 g
• 1 tsp vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
• 1 Tbsp earl grey tea leaves (from the tea bag above, optional)≈ 15 g
• 1/2 C powdered icing sugar≈ 60 g
• 1/4 tsp culinary lavender (optional)≈ 1.2 g

flour 188 gbatter 1144 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.

• Cocoa46% · 96th percentile · median 23%
• Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile · median 0%
• Sugar107% · 29th percentile · median 142%
• Fat58% · 44th percentile · median 62%
• Egg53% · 61st percentile · median 46%
• Liquid138% · 50th percentile · median 138%
• Leavening6% · 67th percentile · median 4.8%
• Salt0.2% · 35th percentile · median 1.1%

Oven

Temperature

350°F / 175°C

median 350°F

Time

25 to 30 minutes

median 33 minutes