Grammy's Kitchen · Chocolate Cake · Chocolate Cake
One of 76 chocolate cake recipes we measured
36 cooks on www.spendwithpennies.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 76.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 52% | 101% |
| total sugar | 190% | 232% |
| egg | 71% | 48% |
| leavener | 6% | 4% |
| salt | 3% | 2% |
| liquid | 229% | 200% |
| dairy | 117% | 117% |
| chocolate | 30% | 67% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 400 g | 2 cups granulated sugar |
| 210 g | 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour |
| 64 g | 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder |
| 8 g | 1 3/4 teaspoons baking soda |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon baking powder |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 150 g | 3 large eggs (room temperature) |
| 245 g | 1 cup buttermilk (room temperature) |
| 237 g | 1 cup hot espresso (or brewed black coffee, or water) |
| 109 g | 1/2 cup vegetable oil |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 1 Creamy Chocolate Frosting Recipe |
Method: 8 steps, published by www.spendwithpennies.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I have made this cake every year for my daughter in love’s birthday because she is celiac and gluten free. Everyone loves this cake and can’t wait for her birthday to roll around each year. The recipe for the buttercream frosting is also amazing! The coffee is” — a cook, 5.0★
“I follow you on Pinterest and on Facebook and I always enjoy your recipes! I made this luscious cake and frosting today. It's absolutely perfect in every way. Thank you for sharing yet another masterpiece. If you'd like a picture of how my cake turned out, let” — a cook, 5.0★