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The Best Chocolate Sheet Cake Ever

Ree Drummond · thepioneerwoman.com · 2007 · 24 serving(s)

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

Less leavening than 89% of recipes and less cocoa than 78%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less leavening than 89% of recipes: 2.4% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 4.8%, about half as much.
  • Less cocoa than 78% of recipes: 8.6% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%, about half as much.
  • More fat than 75% of recipes: 91% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 62%.
Cocoa: 8.6%, 19th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 160%, 65th percentileFat: 91%, 77th percentileEgg: 40%, 31st percentileLiquid: 144%, 55th percentileLeavening: 2.4%, 8th percentileSalt: 0.4%, 39th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (14)

  • 2 c. all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 2 c. sugar≈ 400 g
  • 1/4 tsp. kosher salt≈ 1 g
  • 1 c. butter≈ 227 g
  • 4 tbsp. (heaping) cocoa powder≈ 22 g
  • 1 c. boiling water≈ 237 g
  • 1/2 c. buttermilk≈ 122 g
  • 2 eggs, beaten≈ 100 g
  • 1 tsp. baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 1/2 c. plus 6 Tbsp. butter≈ 199 g
  • 6 tbsp. milk≈ 92 g
  • 1 lb. (minus 1/2 cup) powdered sugar454 g
  • 1/2 c. finely chopped pecans≈ 55 g

flour 250 gbatter 1369 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
  • Sugar160% · 65th percentile
  • Fat91% · 77th percentile
  • Egg40% · 31st percentile
  • Liquid144% · 55th percentile
  • Leavening2.4% · 8th percentile
  • Salt0.4% · 39th percentile

Oven

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

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