Chocolate Zucchini Bread

onceuponachef.com · 2019 · 16

Against 243 zucchini bread recipes

No spice, unlike 68% of recipes and more salt than 87%.

How it compares

Against the typical loaf: the median of 243 zucchini bread recipes, per 100 g of flour.

No spice at all, where 68% of recipes use some (most of those 1.2 to 2.1% of the flour weight).
More salt than 87% of recipes: 2.2% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%.
More zucchini than 76% of recipes: 119% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 88%.
Less leavening than 82% of recipes: 2.5% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 3.3%.

Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter≈ 114 g
¾ cup + 2 tablespoons (packed) light brown sugar≈ 193 g
2 large eggs≈ 100 g
1 teaspoon vanilla extract≈ 4.2 g
1⅔ cups all-purpose flour, (spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off)≈ 208 g
1/3 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder ((ok to substitute natural cocoa powder))≈ 29 g
¾ teaspoon salt≈ 4.5 g
½ teaspoon baking powder≈ 2.3 g
½ teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
½ teaspoon espresso powder or instant coffee ((optional))≈ 1.2 g
2 cups shredded zucchini, (gently packed (you'll need about 2 medium zucchini; do not wring out the liquid))≈ 248 g
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips≈ 170 g

flour 208 gbatter 1076 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 243 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

Nearest by baker's percentages: zucchini, sugar, fat, egg, spice, leavening, salt.