Devil’s food cake

Name: Devil’s food cake
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 eggs; 350 g/12 oz/scant 2 cups soft dark brown sugar; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); 275 g/10 oz/1½ cups plain (all-purpose) flour; 1.5 ml/¼ tsp baking powder; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); shreds of orange rind, to decorate; 120 ml/4 fl oz/½ cup sour cream; 2 egg whites; 300 g/11 oz/1½ cups caster (superfine) sugar; 15 ml/1 tbsp lemon juice; 60 ml/4 tbsp orange juice concentrate; grated rind of 1 orange; 175 g/6 oz/¾ cup butter, at room temperature, plus extra for greasing; 50 g/2 oz/½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

Preparation info

Serves
10–12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cakes

By Ann Nicol

Published 2014

About

Originating in the US and dating back to 1905, this cake is always made using cocoa powder rather than melted chocolate. The chocolate cake is layered and covered with a fine white frosting flavoured with orange. It tastes very good indeed, and will keep for four days.

Ingredients

175 g/6 oz/¾ cup butter, at room temperature, plus extra for greasing
50

Americas
United States
Vegetarian
Cake

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Grease and line two 23cm/9in round shallow cake tins (pans) with baking parchment.
In a bowl, mix the cocoa powder with 175ml/6fl oz/¾ cup boiling water until smooth. Leave to cool.
Beat the butter and s