Oatmeal Chocolate Cake

Ingredients (15)

• 1 cup old-fashioned oats≈ 80 g
• 1-1/2 cups boiling water≈ 356 g
• 1/2 cup butter, softened≈ 114 g
• 1-1/2 cups sugar≈ 300 g
• 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 188 g
• 1/2 cup baking cocoa≈ 43 g
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 9 g
• 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar≈ 147 g
• 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter, melted≈ 128 g
• 1-1/2 cups sweetened shredded coconut≈ 128 g
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts≈ 90 g
• 6 tablespoons half-and-half cream≈ 89 g
• 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract≈ 6 g

flour 188 gbatter 1192 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.

• Cocoa23% · 49th percentile · median 23%
• Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile · median 0%
• Sugar160% · 65th percentile · median 142%
• Fat61% · 48th percentile · median 62%
• Egg53% · 61st percentile · median 46%
• Liquid190% · 78th percentile · median 138%
• Leavening4.8% · 50th percentile · median 4.8%
• Salt1.6% · 67th percentile · median 1.1%

Oven

Temperature

350°F / 175°C

median 350°F

Time

30 to 35 minutes

median 33 minutes