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Sourdough in chocolate cake?

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Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More sugar than 93% of recipes and more liquid than 98%.

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How it compares

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

  • More sugar than 93% of recipes: 213% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
  • More liquid than 98% of recipes: 225% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 138%.
  • More leavening than 98% of recipes: 8.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%.
  • More cocoa than 84% of recipes: 34% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%.
Cocoa: 34%, 86th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 213%, 94th percentileFat: 58%, 44th percentileEgg: 53%, 61st percentileLiquid: 225%, 99th percentileLeavening: 8.9%, 99th percentileSalt: 0%, 15th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (11)

  • ½ cup sourdough starter≈ 120 g
  • 1 ½ cups all purpose flour≈ 188 g
  • 2 cups sugar≈ 400 g
  • ¾ cup powdered cocoa (not instant)≈ 65 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder≈ 4.6 g
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 12 g
  • 2 eggs≈ 100 g
  • 1 cup milk≈ 244 g
  • ½ cup vegetable oil≈ 109 g
  • ¾ cup cold coffee≈ 178 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla≈ 4.2 g

flour 188 gbatter 1424 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.

  • Cocoa34% · 86th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar213% · 94th percentile
  • Fat58% · 44th percentile
  • Egg53% · 61st percentile
  • Liquid225% · 99th percentile
  • Leavening8.9% · 99th percentile
  • Salt0% · 15th percentile

Oven

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

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