Devils Food Cake Recipe

Name: Devils Food Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking & Desserts
Ingredients: 1 cup cake flour; 1 cup flour, self-rising; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; ⅔ cup cocoa powder; 1 1/4 cups sugar, superfine; 125 grams butter sofened; 1 cup milk; 1 cup sour cream; 3 large eggs lightly beaten; 3/4 cup cream whipped; 3/4 cup cream whipped; 50 grams dark chocolate for the icing; 25 grams butter for the icing; 3 teaspoons sugar for the icing

Servings: persons

1 cup cake flour
1 cup flour, self-rising
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
⅔ cup cocoa powder
1 1/4 cups sugar, superfine
125 grams butter sofened
1 cup milk
1 cup sour cream
3 large eggs lightly beaten
3/4 cup cream whipped
3/4 cup cream whipped
50 grams dark chocolate for the icing
25 grams butter for the icing
3 teaspoons sugar for the icing

1
Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcious
2
Brush a deep 20 cm round cake tin with oil
3
sift flour, soda and cocoa powder into a large bowl
4
Add sugar, butter, milk and sour cream; beat for 1 minute or untile combined
5
Add eggs and beat at high for 4 minutes
6
Pour into a baking tin and bake for an hour
7
Leave in tin for 10 minutes until you turn onto a wire rack
8
Combine chocolate and butter in a small heat proof bowl
9
Stand bowl over a pot of boiling water and stir until melter
10
gradually add icing sugar, stirring until icing is smooth
11
Cut in half horizontalyusing a serrated knife and spread cream on bottom layer
12
Replace the top layer
13
Spread icing on top of the cake

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 14 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 cup cake flour, 1 cup flour, self-rising, 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda, ⅔ cup cocoa powder, and more.

Yes, Devils Food Cake falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Devils Food Cake

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