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Easy Chocolate Cake

twopeasandtheirpod.com · 2023 · 16

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

Less cocoa than 75% of recipes and more fat than 75%.

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How it compares

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

  • Less cocoa than 75% of recipes: 12% 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: 12%, 24th percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 140%, 49th percentileFat: 91%, 77th percentileEgg: 40%, 31st percentileLiquid: 141%, 53rd percentileLeavening: 3.6%, 27th percentileSalt: 1.6%, 67th percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (16)

  • 1 cup unsalted butter≈ 227 g
  • 1 cup water≈ 237 g
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 29 g
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt≈ 4 g
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar≈ 350 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda≈ 9 g
  • 2 large eggs, (at room temperature)≈ 100 g
  • 1/2 cup sour cream, (at room temperature)≈ 115 g
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • 3 cups confectioner's sugar≈ 600 g
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, (or Dutch process cocoa)≈ 43 g
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter≈ 114 g
  • 1/2 cup sour cream≈ 115 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • Pinch of salt≈ 0.4 g

flour 250 gbatter 1325 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.

  • Cocoa12% · 24th percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar140% · 49th percentile
  • Fat91% · 77th percentile
  • Egg40% · 31st percentile
  • Liquid141% · 53rd percentile
  • Leavening3.6% · 27th percentile
  • Salt1.6% · 67th percentile

Oven

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

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