Triple Chocolate Cake

Ingredients (20)

• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour≈ 219 g
• 1 cup granulated sugar≈ 200 g
• 1 cup light brown sugar (firmly packed )≈ 220 g
• ¾ cup dark cocoa powder ((see note))≈ 65 g
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda≈ 9 g
• ¾ teaspoon table salt≈ 4.5 g
• ⅔ cup neutral cooking oil (I use avocado oil, vegetable, or canola would also work)≈ 145 g
• ½ cup unsalted butter (melted )≈ 114 g
• 2 large eggs (room temperature)≈ 100 g
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
• 1 cup buttermilk≈ 244 g
• ½ cup very hot/boiling water or hot coffee≈ 119 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• 12 oz semisweet chocolate (chopped into small pieces)340 g
• 2 cups unsalted butter (softened)≈ 454 g
• 4 cups powdered sugar≈ 480 g
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
• ¼ teaspoon table salt≈ 1.5 g
• 2-4 Tablespoons heavy cream or milk (as needed)≈ 45 g
• 8 oz semisweet or dark chocolate (chopped)227 g
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream≈ 238 g

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 · median 23%
• Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile · median 0%
• Sugar192% · 91st percentile · median 142%
• Fat118% · 88th percentile · median 62%
• Egg46% · 48th percentile · median 46%
• Liquid166% · 69th percentile · median 138%
• Leavening4.1% · 37th percentile · median 4.8%
• Salt2.1% · 78th percentile · median 1.1%

Oven

Temperature

350°F / 175°C

median 350°F

Time

22 to 25 minutes

median 33 minutes