Devil's Food Cake. Devil's food cake is a moist, rich chocolate layer cake. It is considered a counterpart to the white or yellow angel food cake. Because of differing recipes and changing ingredient availability over the.
A Devil's Food Cake is an American classic. With its almost black color, it is probably the most 'chocolately' of the chocolate cakes. To go with that rich chocolate flavor is a cake with a wonderfully. You can have Devil's Food Cake using 16 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Devil's Food Cake
- It’s 1/3 cup of Yogurt Plain (or thick curd).
- You need 1/2 cup of Sugar Powdered.
- You need 1 teaspoon of Baking Powder.
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of Baking Soda.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of Vegetable Oil.
- You need 1 teaspoon of Vanilla Extract.
- It’s 1 teaspoon of Coffee Coffee Instant Powder / Brewed.
- Prepare 1 1/4 cups of All Purpose flour (plain flour).
- You need a pinch of Salt.
- You need 1/3 cup of Cocoa unsweetened Powder (adjust for intensity of flavor).
- It’s 1/2 cup of Cream (100 ml).
- Prepare 1 tablespoon of Butter.
- Prepare 3/4 cup of Dark Chocolate (125 grams) , chopped (you can also use milk chocolate).
- It’s 1 tablespoon of Coffee Coffee Instant Powder / Brewed.
- It’s of Chocolate Chips, for decoration.
- You need of Sugar Syrup Coffee / Brewed.
Using a large, offset spatula, spread the icing evenly. The most traditional of chocolate cakes, devil's food is marked by its dark color and dense texture. Devils Food Cake is one of my all-time favorite cakes. I love how moist and tender it is and this is frosting luscious!
Devil's Food Cake instructions
- Grease and line an 8 inch cake pan. Preheat oven to 170 C (150 C if you're using convection oven).
- Mix together yogurt and sugar till sugar dissolves.
- Add baking powder & baking soda. Mix well & let it rest for 5 minutes till you see a lot of air bubbles..
- Add oil, vanilla & coffee and mix well..
- Sift in flour, cocoa powder and salt. Mix to form a smooth batter. Do not overmix or you'll end up with a tough cake texture..
- Pour batter into cake pan..
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let it cool completely..
- Cut into 2 equal halves and set aside. (Skip if you've baked 2 separate cakes).
- Cut the chocolate into chunks and add it to a bowl. Sprinkle instant coffee powder over it or the brewed coffee..
- Bring the cream to a boil. Switch off as it starts to boil..
- Pour cream all over the chocolate and let it rest for 2-3 minutes.
- Whisk well to form a smooth & glossy frosting. Let it cool completely..
- Chill in fridge for 30 – 60 minutes to get a spreadable frosting.
- To the lower half of the cake, brush with sugar syrup or brewed coffee decoction to keep it moist.
- Spread a thin layer of the chocolate frosting and sprinkle some chocolate chips all over..
- Close the top layer of the cake and spread the frosting all over the cake. You can wet your spatula lightly to smoothen out the frosting..
- Decorate the sides and top with Chocolate Chips..
- Chill for at least 30 minutes..
I make this cake a lot and have been able to perfect it over time. Reviews for: Photos of Devil's Food Cake I. This devilish cake is loaded with coffee, chocolate, cocoa, and butterscotch-y brown sugar. I've never actually made devil's food cake from scratch. I always buy the Betty Crocker box mix, but this was so easy and much better, because you know it's from scratch.
