Devils Food Cake
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Devils Food Cake
Ingredients
- 2½ cups sifted Swans Down Cake Flour
- 1¾ cups sugar
- 1¾ teaspoons soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup shortening (room temp.)
- 1⅓ cups milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs, unbeaten
- 3 squared Baker's Unsweetened Chocolate, melted
Instructions
- Place sifted flour in sifter; add sugar, soda, and salt
- Stir shortening in bowl to soften.
- Sift in dry ingredients.
- Add 1 cup milk and vanilla.
- Beat 2 minutes at medium speed or 300 vigorous strokes by hand.
- Add eggs, chocolate, and rest of milk.
- Beat 1 minute more or 150 strokes by hand.
- BAKING. Pour into two 9-inch layer pans, lined on bottoms with paper.
- Bake in a moderate oven (350°F.) about 35 minutes.
- Or bake in three 8-inch layer pans about 30 minutes.