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Cinnamon Chocolate Cake

Taste of Home Editorial Team · tasteofhome.com · 2019 · 15 servings

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

No cocoa, unlike 85% of recipes and less leavening than 89%.

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How it compares

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

  • No cocoa at all, where 85% of recipes use some (most of those 16 to 31% of the flour weight).
  • Less leavening than 89% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%, about half as much.
Cocoa: 0%, 7th percentileChocolate: 23%, 65th percentileSugar: 160%, 65th percentileFat: 89%, 75th percentileEgg: 40%, 31st percentileLiquid: 144%, 55th percentileLeavening: 2.4%, 8th percentileSalt: 1.2%, 54th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • 1/2 cup butter≈ 114 g
  • 1/2 cup canola oil≈ 109 g
  • 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate57 g
  • 1 cup water≈ 237 g
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature≈ 100 g
  • 2 cups sugar≈ 400 g
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon≈ 5 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk≈ 122 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 6 tablespoons 2% milk≈ 92 g
  • 3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar≈ 450 g
  • 1 cup chopped pecans≈ 110 g

flour 250 gbatter 1411 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.

  • Cocoa0% · 7th percentile
  • Chocolate23% · 65th percentile
  • Sugar160% · 65th percentile
  • Fat89% · 75th percentile
  • Egg40% · 31st percentile
  • Liquid144% · 55th percentile
  • Leavening2.4% · 8th percentile
  • Salt1.2% · 54th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
30 to 35 minutes
median 33 minutes

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