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| DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE |
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- ½ cup shortening
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup cocoa
- 2 cups sifted flour
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- 1½ teaspoons baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
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Cream the shortening until it is the consistency of thick cream.
Add the sugar a little at a time, creaming after each addition
until the mixture is light and fluffy. Add the well-beaten egg
yolks and blend thoroughly. Add enough hot water to the cocoa
to make a smooth paste. Then add enough more to make 1 cupful
of the cocoa mixture. Add to the creamed mixture. Sift together
the flour, baking soda, and salt and add alternately with the
buttermilk to which the vanilla has been added. Mix thoroughly.
Fold in carefully the stiffly beaten egg whites. Turn into two
greased and lightly floured 9-inch layer cake pans. Bake for
30 to 40 minutes at 375° F. Top with caramel
frosting. |
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