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Devil's Food Cake

Jun-15-2016
Mayuri Nikam
120 minutes
Prep Time
60 minutes
Cook Time
8 People
Serves
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ABOUT Devil's Food Cake RECIPE

Devil's food cake is a moist, airy, rich chocolate layer cake. It is considered a counterpart to the white or yellow angel food cake. It is difficult to precisely qualify what distinguishes Devil's food from the more standard chocolate cake, though it traditionally has more chocolate than a regular chocolate cake, making it darker. The cake is usually paired with a rich chocolate frosting.

Recipe Tags

  • Veg
  • Medium
  • Kids Birthday
  • American
  • Baking
  • Dessert
  • Egg Free

Ingredients Serving: 8

  1. Cake: 2 cups all-purpose flour
  2. 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  3. 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  4. 3/4 teaspoon salt
  5. 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for the pans
  6. 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar
  7. 3/4 cup cocoa powder
  8. 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  9. 3 large eggs, at room temperature
  10. 1 1/4 cups water
  11. 1/4 cup milk
  12. 15 ounces/ 425 gms semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
  13. 1 1/2 cups heavy cream

Instructions

  1. Put the chocolate in a large heatproof bowl. In a small saucepan, bring the cream to a boil. Pour the cream over the chocolate, move the bowl gently to let the cream settle. Set the mixture aside until softened, about 2 hours.
  2. Set a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter two 9-inch round cake pans and line the bottoms with a circle of parchment or wax paper.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
  4. In a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter at medium speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Increase the speed to medium-high and slowly add the sugar. Continue beating until light and smooth, about 4 minutes.
  5. Turn the mixer off and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add the cocoa powder and vanilla and beat at medium speed for 1 minute more.
  6. Stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl again, if needed.
  7. With the mixer running at medium-low speed, add the eggs, one at a time, beating for 1 minute between each addition. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
  8. Combine the water and milk in a saucepan and bring just to a boil. Remove from the heat.
  9. With the mixer at low speed, add the flour mixture, about a 1/4 cup at a time. Carefully pour the hot liquid into the batter. Remove the bowl from the mixer and, using a large rubber spatula, finish combining the batter until smooth.
  10. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans. Lightly drop each pan onto the counter to settle the batter.
  11. Set the pans on the middle rack in the oven. Bake until the cakes begin to pull away from the sides of the pans and the center springs back when touched lightly, about 30 to 35 minutes.
  12. Cool the cakes, in the pans, on a rack for 10 minutes. Turn the cake layers out of the pans and cool on the rack.
  13. Assemble the Devil's Food Cake. Place 1 cake layer upside-down on a cake stand or flat plate. Scoop about 1/3 of the icing onto the center of the layer. Using a large, offset spatula, spread the icing evenly over the layer to the edges.
  14. Place the other cake layer, rounded-side up, on top. Evenly spread half of the remaining icing over the top, spreading any excess icing down the sides. Spread the remaining icing around the sides of the cake.
  15. Use the tip of the offset spatula to make a swirling pattern in the icing. Serve. Store under a cake dome or loosely wrapped with plastic, at room temperature, for up to 2 days.

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Kanak Patel
Jun-27-2016
Kanak Patel   Jun-27-2016

Luks sinfully tempting

Sanjay Reddy
Jun-16-2016
Sanjay Reddy   Jun-16-2016

Can't wait to try!

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