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Microwave Chocolate Cake

Taste of Home Editorial Team · tasteofhome.com · 2018 · 9 servings

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

No egg, unlike 84% of recipes and less fat than 86%.

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How it compares

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

  • No egg at all, where 84% of recipes use some (most of those 40 to 67% of the flour weight).
  • Less fat than 86% of recipes: 39% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%.
  • Less cocoa than 78% of recipes: 8.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%, about half as much.
  • Less leavening than 78% of recipes: 3.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%.
Cocoa: 8.6%, 19th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 107%, 29th percentileFat: 39%, 13th percentileEgg: 0%, 8th percentileLiquid: 126%, 39th percentileLeavening: 3.2%, 19th percentileSalt: 0.8%, 45th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 188 g
  • 1 cup sugar≈ 200 g
  • 3 tablespoons baking cocoa≈ 16 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt≈ 1.5 g
  • 1 cup cold water≈ 237 g
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil≈ 73 g
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar≈ 15 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch≈ 24 g
  • 2 tablespoons baking cocoa≈ 11 g
  • 1 cup boiling water≈ 237 g
  • Dash salt≈ 0.4 g
  • 1 tablespoon butter≈ 14 g

flour 188 gbatter 740 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.

  • Cocoa8.6% · 19th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar107% · 29th percentile
  • Fat39% · 13th percentile
  • Egg0% · 8th percentile
  • Liquid126% · 39th percentile
  • Leavening3.2% · 19th percentile
  • Salt0.8% · 45th percentile

Oven

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

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