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Bolo económico de chocolate

Original in Portuguese

master · teleculinaria.pt · 2015 · 7

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

Less sugar than 98% of recipes and no cocoa, unlike 85%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less sugar than 98% of recipes: 64% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%, about half as much.
  • No cocoa at all, where 85% of recipes use some (most of those 16 to 31% of the flour weight).
  • Less liquid than 87% of recipes: 83% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 138%.
  • No salt at all, where 69% of recipes use some (most of those 0.9 to 2.3% of the flour weight).
Cocoa: 0%, 7th percentileChocolate: 36%, 70th percentileSugar: 64%, 1st percentileFat: 74%, 62nd percentileEgg: 40%, 31st percentileLiquid: 83%, 12th percentileLeavening: 3.7%, 29th percentileSalt: 0%, 15th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • 250 g de farinha250 g
  • 160 g de açúcar160 g
  • 90 g de chocolate em pó90 g
  • 2 Ovos≈ 100 g
  • 2 dl de leite≈ 206 g
  • 2 dl de óleo≈ 184 g
  • 1 colher (sobremesa) de fermento em pó≈ 9 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 5 colheres (sopa) de leite≈ 77 g
  • 3 colheres (sopa) de açúcar≈ 38 g
  • 3 colheres (sopa) de chocolate em pó≈ 32 g
  • 2 colheres (sopa) de margarina≈ 28 g

flour 250 gbatter 1000 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
  • Chocolate36% · 70th percentile
  • Sugar64% · 1st percentile
  • Fat74% · 62nd percentile
  • Egg40% · 31st percentile
  • Liquid83% · 12th percentile
  • Leavening3.7% · 29th percentile
  • Salt0% · 15th percentile

Oven

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

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