Melt in the mouth devil's food cake recipe

Tutorluchi August 23, 2020

 Ingredients

Cake:

  1. 2 cups all-purpose flour
  2. 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  3. 3/4 tsp baking powder
  4. 3/4 tsp salt
  5. 12 tablespoons unsalted butter 
  6. 2 cups + 2 tbsp sugar
  7. 3/4 cup nonalkalized cocoa powder
  8. 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  9. 3 large eggs
  10. 1 1/4 cups water
  11. 1/4 cup milk

Frosting:

  1. 15 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
  2. 1 1/2 cups heavy cream


Directions

To make the frosting:

1. Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl.

2. Boil the cream in a saucepan. Pour the cream over the chocolate. Leave to sit for 4 mins then whisk until smooth. Cover the surface of the frosting with plastic wrap. Set aside at room temperature for about 2 hours.

To make the cake:

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1. Pre-heat oven to 350F. Lightly grease cake pans with butter and flour, and line with parchment or wax paper.

2. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. 

3. Beat the butter in a mixer at medium speed until smooth for 2 mins. Increase the speed to medium-high and slowly add the sugar. Continue beating until light and fluffy for 4 mins. Turn the mixer off and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. 

4. Add the cocoa powder and vanilla and beat at medium speed for a minute or more.

5. Turn the mixer to medium-low speed, add the eggs, one at a time, beating for a minute between each addition.

6. Bring to boil the water and milk

7. With the mixer at low speed, add the flour mixture, bit by bit. 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. 

8. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans. Make sure the batter settles evenly in the pan.

9. Bake until the cakes begin to pull away from the sides of the pans and the center springs back when touched lightly.

10. 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.

To assemble the Devil's Food Cake:

1. Place a cake layer upside-down on a cake stand. Scoop about 1/3 of the icing onto the center of the layer. Using a large spatula, spread the icing evenly over the layer to the edges. 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. Use the tip of the offset spatula to make a swirling pattern in the icing. 

2. Serve. 

Store at room temperature under a cake dome or loosely wrapped with plastic, for up to 2 days

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