Devil's Food Cake

Ingredients

Ingredients to be Creamed and Mixed:

Chocolate:

Dry Ingredients:

Moist Ingredients:

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. For 2-layer cake grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans. For rectangular cake grease and flour a 13x9x2 oblong pan.
  3. Click here for instructions on how to prepare cake pans for baking.
  4. For cupcakes see my Devil's Food Cupcakes recipe.
  5. Bring 1-inch of water to a simmer in a medium saucepan.
  6. Place a medium-sized mixing bowl over the saucepan, making sure the bowl does not touch the water
  7. Add the unsweetened and semi-sweet chocolate to the bowl, stirring gently with a heatproof rubber spatula until the chocolate has melted.
  8. Turn off the heat.
  9. Remove the bowl of melted chocolate to a heatproof surface and allow to cool for a few minutes.
  10. In a large mixing bowl cream butter until light and fluffy. For a stand mixer use the paddle attachment.
  11. Add brown and white sugar.
  12. Beat on high speed for 1 minute until butter and sugar are well mixed.
  13. Add eggs one at a time and beating on medium speed for 30 seconds after each.
  14. Add the melted chocolate to the work bowl and mix in.
  15. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, soda, and salt.
  16. In a small bowl whisk together the buttermilk and vanilla.
  17. Add the flour mixture in 3 parts, alternating with the buttermilk in 2 parts to the butter and egg mixture. Beat on low speed until smooth and scrape down sides of bowl as necessary.
  18. Once all ingredients are mixed together, beat on medium high speed, scraping bowl occasionally for 3 minutes.
  19. Pour batter into prepared pan(s).
  20. If you are making two 9-inch round cakes bake 30 to 35 minutes. Cake is done when it springs back from a light touch and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  21. Cool 9-inch round cake pans on a rack for exactly 10 minutes, then invert onto a cooling rack. Click here to see how to how to remove cakes from pans.
  22. Cool completely on a rack before frosting.
  23. If you are making an oblong cake bake 35 to 40 minutes. Cake is done when it springs back from a light touch and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  24. Cool completely on a rack before frosting.

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Frost with chocolate buttercream frosting, chocolate ganache, French silk frosting, or whipped chocolate ganache.

If you are making a layer cake click here for instructions on frosting a layer cake.

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