Recipe: Devil's Food Cake
Yield: 2-8" cakes
Ingredients
- 2 1/3 c Cake Flour
- 4 t Baking Soda
- 1 ¼ t Salt
- 1 1/8 c Brewed Coffee
- Scant 3/4 c Cocoa Powder
- 1/2 c Buttermilk
- 6 oz Butter (softened)
- 1 1/3 c Granulated Sugar
- 1 1/3 c Brown Sugar
- 3 Eggs
- 1 t Vanilla
Method:
-- Preheat the oven to 350°.
-- Prepare pan by lightly spraying with oil and placing parchment on the bottom
-- Sift together the flours, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
-- Place the cocoa in a bowl and pour in the Brewed Coffee
-- Whisk until completely combined.
-- Add the Buttermilk & continue whisking to combined
-- Using a Kitchen Aide, cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy (approx. 3 minutes)
-- Add eggs one at a time and the Vanilla Extract
-- Mix thoroughly
-- Pour in 1/3rd the sifted flour mixture.
-- Add ½ of the chocolate mixture, mix until combined.
-- (Repeat ending with the flour mixture)
-- Beat just until combined
-- Bake approx 35 minutes (or until done). Check with a skewer; looking for a few moist crumbs and cake will spring back.
-- Let cool on a wire rack
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