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cake, approximately 10 inches tallMedium
By Bo Friberg
Published 1989
The word devil, or deviled, is applied to a number of savory culinary dishes, most notably stuffed eggs, fried oysters, and ham sandwich spread. It suggests that they have a spicy flavor, generally originating from such “devilish” ingredients as cayenne, Tabasco sauce, or paprika. Devil’s food cake, however, has been spared this peppery fate. This dense, deeply chocolate American hallmark is found at the opposite end of the spectrum from the airy, white, nonfat, low-calorie, l