Devil’s Food Cake

Name: Devil’s Food Cake
Yield: Two 9-inch-diameter x 1½-inch-deep layers, or one 13 x 9 x 2-inch layer
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ¾ cup sour cream; 1½ teaspoons baking powder; 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour; ¼ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon baking soda; 2 large eggs; ⅓ cup water; 1½ cups dark brown sugar, firmly packed; 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened; 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped

Preparation info

Two
9 inch -diameter x 1½-inch-deep layers layer

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Bake

By Nick Malgieri

Published 1995

About

This is the cake that delights kids of all ages.

Ingredients

3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
⅓ cup water
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Americas
United States
Vegetarian
Cake

Method

Set a rack at the middle level of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
Place the chocolate and ⅓ cup water in a medium-sized heatproof bowl over a pan of hot, but not simmering, water. Stir occasionally until the chocolate melts. Remove from the heat,