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Chocolate Cake

spendwithpennies.com · 2023 · 16 slices

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More sugar than 81% of recipes and more egg than 79%.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 81% of recipes: 183% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
  • More egg than 79% of recipes: 69% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%.
  • More leavening than 79% of recipes: 6.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%.
  • Cocoa in the middle half of recipes: 30% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%.
Cocoa: 30%, 73rd percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 183%, 84th percentileFat: 50%, 32nd percentileEgg: 69%, 80th percentileLiquid: 112%, 28th percentileLeavening: 6.9%, 80th percentileSalt: 1.8%, 73rd percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 2 cups granulated sugar≈ 400 g
  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour≈ 219 g
  • ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 65 g
  • 1 ¾ teaspoons baking soda≈ 11 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 4 g
  • 3 large eggs (room temperature)≈ 150 g
  • 1 cup buttermilk (room temperature)≈ 244 g
  • 1 cup hot espresso (or brewed black coffee, or water)≈ 237 g
  • ½ cup vegetable oil≈ 109 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1 Creamy Chocolate Frosting Recipen/a

flour 219 gbatter 1447 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.

  • Cocoa30% · 73rd percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar183% · 84th percentile
  • Fat50% · 32nd percentile
  • Egg69% · 80th percentile
  • Liquid112% · 28th percentile
  • Leavening6.9% · 80th percentile
  • Salt1.8% · 73rd percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
40 to 45 minutes
median 33 minutes

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