Devil's Food Layer Cake - Marcy Howell
Recipe
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Ingredients
- 2.250.15 cups sifted flour
- 1.50.1 tsp baking soda
- 10.0666666666667 cup 2 tbsp sifted brown sugar
- .750.05 tsp baking powder
- 30.2 eggs
- .750.05 tsp salt
- .750.05 cup sour milk
- .750.05 cup boiling water
- 30.2 squares chocolate
- .750.05 cup shortening
- 1.50.1 tbsp vanilla
Steps
- Sift flour, soda, baking powder and salt together, twice.
- Pour water over chocolate in a saucepan, stir over low heat until thick. Cool to room temperature.
- Combine butter and vanilla. Add sugar 1/4 cup at a time. Cream after each addition until fluffy.
- Beat eggs until thick, add slowly to creamed mixture. Blend well.
- Add chocolate to creamed mixture, beating until stiffened.
- Add flour and milk alternately , flour 1/4 cup at a time and milk 1/3 cup at a time, repeating process until all in added in.
- Pour batter into 9 inch layer pans. Bake at 350F for 30-35 minutes.