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Chocolate Sheet Cake

thereciperebel.com · 2026 · 24 servings

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.
  • No salt at all, where 69% of recipes use some (most of those 0.9 to 2.3% of the flour weight).
  • 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: 168%, 70th percentileLeavening: 2.4%, 8th percentileSalt: 0%, 15th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (13)

  • 2 cups sugar≈ 400 g
  • 1 cup butter melted (let cool to room temperature)≈ 227 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • ¾ cup milk≈ 183 g
  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 22 g
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla≈ 4.2 g
  • 2 cups all purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 1 cup hot coffee (or water)≈ 237 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 3½ cups powdered icing sugar≈ 420 g
  • ½ cup butter melted≈ 114 g
  • ¼ cup milk≈ 61 g
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa≈ 11 g

flour 250 gbatter 1429 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
  • Liquid168% · 70th percentile
  • Leavening2.4% · 8th percentile
  • Salt0% · 15th percentile

Oven

Temperature
not stated
median 350°F
Time
16 to 18 minutes
median 33 minutes

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