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Chocolate Cake Recipe (Best, Rich & Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe)

Aarthi · yummytummyaarthi.com · 2023 · 12 servings

Against 357 chocolate cake recipes

More cocoa than 81% of recipes and more salt than 89%.

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How it compares

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

  • More cocoa than 81% of recipes: 33% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 23%.
  • More salt than 89% of recipes: 2.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.1%, about 2.5 times as much.
  • More liquid than 86% of recipes: 200% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 138%.
  • Sugar in the middle half of recipes: 167% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 142%.
Cocoa: 33%, 83rd percentileChocolate: 0%, 32nd percentileSugar: 167%, 75th percentileFat: 45%, 25th percentileEgg: 42%, 38th percentileLiquid: 200%, 87th percentileLeavening: 6.3%, 69th percentileSalt: 2.5%, 91st percentileCocoaChocolateSugarFatEggLiquidLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (12)

  • 2 cup All Purpose Flour (240 grams)240 g
  • ¾ cup Cocoa Powder (80 grams)80 g
  • 2 cup Sugar (400 grams)400 g
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder≈ 9 g
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda≈ 6 g
  • 1 tsp Salt≈ 6 g
  • 2 large Eggs≈ 100 g
  • ½ cup Oil (120 ml)≈ 109 g
  • 1 cup Buttermilk (Check Notes 240 ml)≈ 244 g
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract≈ 8 g
  • 1 cup Boiling Water (240 ml)≈ 237 g
  • 1 tsp Instant Coffee Powder≈ 2.4 g

flour 240 gbatter 1442 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.

  • Cocoa33% · 83rd percentile
  • Chocolate0% · 32nd percentile
  • Sugar167% · 75th percentile
  • Fat45% · 25th percentile
  • Egg42% · 38th percentile
  • Liquid200% · 87th percentile
  • Leavening6.3% · 69th percentile
  • Salt2.5% · 91st percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
30 to 40 minutes
median 33 minutes

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