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Chocolate Cinnamon Rolls

biggerbolderbaking.com · 2025 · 12 people

Against 364 cinnamon roll recipes

More butter than 86% of recipes and less yeast than 82%.

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How it compares

Against the typical pan: the median of 364 cinnamon roll recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More butter than 86% of recipes: 30% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 16%.
  • Less yeast than 82% of recipes: 1.1% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.6%.
  • More liquid than 76% of recipes: 63% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 53%.
  • More sugar than 75% of recipes: 20% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 14%.
Liquid: 63%, 76th percentileButter: 30%, 87th percentileSugar: 20%, 76th percentileEgg: 8.8%, 29th percentileYeast: 1.1%, 15th percentileSalt: 1.1%, 60th percentileLiquidButterSugarEggYeastSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (19)

  • 4 cups (1 lb 4 oz/568 g) bread flour568 g
  • ½ cup (2 oz/57 g) unsweetened cocoa powder57 g
  • ½ cup (4 oz/115 g) granulated sugar115 g
  • 2 teaspoons instant yeast≈ 6 g
  • 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
  • 6 tablespoons (3 oz/85 g) butter, softened85 g
  • 1 large egg (, at room temperature)≈ 50 g
  • 1 ½ cups (12 fl oz/360 ml) water, lukewarm≈ 356 g
  • 6 tablespoons (3 oz/85 g) butter85 g
  • ½ cup (3 oz/85 g) bittersweet chocolate, chopped85 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

  • ⅓ cup (1 ⅓ oz/37 g) powdered sugar37 g
  • ⅓ cup (1 ⅓ oz/37 g) unsweetened cocoa powder37 g
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon≈ 5 g
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt≈ 0.8 g
  • 1 cup (4 oz/115 g) powdered sugar115 g
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder≈ 11 g
  • 2 tablespoons (1 oz/28 g) cream cheese, softened28 g
  • 2-4 tablespoons milk≈ 46 g

flour 568 gbatter 1413 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 364 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Liquid63% · 76th percentile
  • Butter30% · 87th percentile
  • Sugar20% · 76th percentile
  • Egg8.8% · 29th percentile
  • Yeast1.1% · 15th percentile
  • Salt1.1% · 60th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
25 to 35 minutes
median 25 minutes

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