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Everyday Chocolate Cake

smittenkitchen.com · Servings: 8

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

Less leavening than 97% of recipes and more cocoa than 77%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less leavening than 97% of recipes: 1.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%, about half as much.
  • More cocoa than 77% of recipes: 31% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%.
  • Less egg than 82% of recipes: 26% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%.
Cocoa: 31%, 78th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 149%, 53rd percentileFat: 59%, 46th percentileEgg: 26%, 17th percentileLiquid: 125%, 36th percentileLeavening: 1.9%, 3rd percentileSalt: 0.8%, 45th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 1/2 cup (115 grams or 4 ounces) unsalted butter, softened115 g
  • 1 cup (190 grams) firmly packed light brown sugar190 g
  • 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar100 g
  • 1 large egg≈ 50 g
  • 1 cup (235 ml) buttermilk≈ 244 g
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • 1 1/2 cups (195 grams) all-purpose flour195 g
  • 3/4 cup (60 grams) Dutch-processed cocoa powder60 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda≈ 1.5 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine sea or table salt≈ 1.5 g

flour 195 gbatter 964 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.

  • Cocoa31% · 78th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar149% · 53rd percentile
  • Fat59% · 46th percentile
  • Egg26% · 17th percentile
  • Liquid125% · 36th percentile
  • Leavening1.9% · 3rd percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 45th percentile

Oven

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

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