Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting

Ingredients (16)

• 3/4 cup unsalted butter ((170g), at room temperature)170 g
• 1/4 cup oil ((50g))50 g
• 2 cups granulated sugar ((400g))400 g
• 3 large eggs (, at room temperature)≈ 150 g
• 2 large egg yolks (, at room temperature)≈ 36 g
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract≈ 13 g
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 12 g
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda≈ 1.5 g
• 1 teaspoon salt≈ 6 g
• 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour ((333g))333 g
• 1 cup buttermilk ((227g), at room temperature)227 g

Toppings and extras

Listed, but not counted in the percentages below.

• 1/2 cup butter ((113g), melted)113 g
• 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder ((57g))57 g
• 3 cups powdered sugar ((360g))360 g
• 1/3 cup milk ((83g))83 g
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g

flour 333 gbatter 1398 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 126 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

• Sugar120% · 78th percentile · median 108%
• Fat66% · 52nd percentile · median 66%
• Egg56% · 49th percentile · median 56%
• Liquid68% · 21st percentile · median 82%
• Leavening3.9% · 50th percentile · median 3.9%
• Salt1.8% · 88th percentile · median 1%

Oven

Temperature

350°F / 175°C

median 350°F

Time

25 to 35 minutes

median 28 minutes