Total Chocolate Devil’s Food Cake

Name: Total Chocolate Devil’s Food Cake
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Makes: 8–12-portion cake
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 60 g / 2 oz cocoa powder; 4 eggs; 4 tbs hot water; 350 g / 12 oz icing sugar; 350 g / 12 oz caster sugar; ¼ tsp ground cinnamon; 120 g / 4 oz plain dessert chocolate; 120 g / 4 oz butter; ½ tsp vanilla essence; 175 g / 6 oz butter; 175 g / 6 oz dark muscovado sugar, sieved; 175 g / 6 oz self-raising flour; 2 tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp cream of tartar; 2 egg whites

Preparation info

Makes:
8–12
-portion cake

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

Cakes

By Geraldene Holt

Published 2011

About

I grew up with the all-chocolate version of this classic American cake. But I also include the snowy-white seven-minute frosting alternative which some people prefer.

Ingredients

60 g / 2 oz cocoa powder
4 tbs hot water

Americas
United States
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

In a large warmed mixing bowl, blend the cocoa with the hot water until smooth. Add the eggs, butter, sugar, flour sifted with the baking powder and ground cinnamon. Mix together well then beat for 1–2 minutes. Divide the mixture between the prepared cake tins and smooth level. Bake in the preheated oven until the cakes are cooked, springy to the touch and just starting to shrink from the tin.