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Butterscotch Toffee Chocolate Cake

Kim Lange · thebakingchocolatess.com · 2018

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More egg than 89% of recipes and more salt than 93%.

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How it compares

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

  • More egg than 89% of recipes: 91% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 46%, about twice as much.
  • More salt than 93% of recipes: 2.7% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.1%, about 2.5 times as much.
Cocoa: 20%, 43rd percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 144%, 51st percentileFat: 67%, 54th percentileEgg: 91%, 90th percentileLiquid: 112%, 29th percentileLeavening: 5.5%, 61st percentileSalt: 2.7%, 96th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (19)

  • 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons All-Purpose Flour≈ 109 g
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 22 g
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch≈ 8 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 cup Greek Yogurt (I used Oikos Zero Greek Yogurt)≈ 123 g
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar≈ 75 g
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar≈ 83 g
  • 1/3 cup olive or canola oil≈ 73 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 6 oz. or 1 cup Guittard Butterscotch Chips170 g
  • 4 oz. cream cheese (softened)113 g
  • 1/3 cup unsalted butter (softened)≈ 76 g
  • 1 cup powdered sugar≈ 120 g
  • 2 tablespoons almond milk or milk of choice≈ 31 g
  • Couple pinches of saltn/a
  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup toffee chips (I used Heath)≈ 64 g
  • 1 good quality milk chocolate bar (chopped roughly)n/a

flour 109 gbatter 605 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.

  • Cocoa20% · 43rd percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar144% · 51st percentile
  • Fat67% · 54th percentile
  • Egg91% · 90th percentile
  • Liquid112% · 29th percentile
  • Leavening5.5% · 61st percentile
  • Salt2.7% · 96th percentile

Oven

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

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