Grammy's Kitchen · Chocolate Cake · Mint Chocolate Cake
One of 76 chocolate cake recipes we measured
from sallysbakingaddiction.com
It ranks #4 of 76 for crumb tenderness among the chocolate cake recipes we compared. 43 cooks on sallysbakingaddiction.com rate it 4.8★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 76.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 293% | 101% |
| total sugar | 459% | 232% |
| egg | 74% | 48% |
| leavener | 7% | 4% |
| salt | 6% | 2% |
| liquid | 342% | 200% |
| dairy | 254% | 117% |
| chocolate | 284% | 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.
| 200 g | 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar |
| 113 g | 1/2 cup (8 Tbsp; 113g) unsalted butter, room temperature and cut into 8 pieces |
| 56 g | 1/4 cup (56g) extra-virgin olive oil |
| 100 g | 2 large eggs, at room temperature |
| 13 g | 1 Tablespoon (13g) pure vanilla extract or vanilla paste |
| 135 g | 1 cup (135g) all-purpose flour |
| 43 g | 1/2 cup (43g) unsweetened dutch-process or natural cocoa powder, sifted |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon (5g) baking powder |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon (5g) baking soda |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon (6g) salt or fine sea salt |
| 118 g | 1/2 cup (120ml) hot water |
| 340 g | 2 cups (340g) dark chocolate, finely chopped* (see note) |
| 298 g | 1 and 1/4 cups (300ml) heavy cream or heavy whipping cream |
| 2 g | 1/4 teaspoon salt or fine sea salt* |
| 8 g | 2 teaspoons (8g) pure vanilla extract or vanilla paste |
| 113 g | 1/2 cup (8 Tbsp; 113g) unsalted butter, room temperature |
| 113 g | 1/2 cup (113g) vegetable shortening, room temperature* |
| 4 g | 2 Tablespoons (4g) fresh mint, finely chopped (plus more for garnish if desired) |
| 420 g | 3 and 1/2 cups (420g) confectioners’ sugar |
| 8 g | 2 teaspoons (8g) peppermint extract |
| 46 g | 3 Tablespoons (45ml) whole milk, room temperature |
Method: 8 steps, published by sallysbakingaddiction.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.