Devil’s Food Cake by Ruth Reichl Recipe

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Devil’s Food Cake by Ruth Reichl
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Ingredients
17
Count
Nutrition
314
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup milk
  • 3/4 cup cocoa
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups sifted cake flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Heat milk in small pan until bubbles begin to appear around edges. Remove from heat.
  3. Mix cocoa and white sugar together in a small bowl and slowly beat in warm milk. Let cool.
  4. Cream the butter with the brown sugar. Beat in the eggs, sour cream, and vanilla. Add cocoa mixture.
  5. Mix dry ingredients together and gently blend into butter mixture.
  6. Do not overheat.
  7. Turn into 2 well-greased and floured 9-inch layer cake pans, and bake 25 to 30 minutes, until cake shrinks slightly from sides of pans and springs back when touched gently in the center. Cool on a rack for a few minutes, then turn out onto rack.
  8. Wait until completely cool before frosting.
  9. Seven-minute Frosting.
  10. Combine egg whites, sugar, water, cream of tartar, and salt in top of double boiler. Set over simmering water and beat with an electric mixer for about 5 minutes, until soft peaks are formed. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Keep beating until frosting is stiff enough to spread. Use immediately. This looks like a lot, but use it all; it is enough to fill and frost the cake.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 314.27 Kcal (1316 kJ)
Calories from fat 137.68 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.3g 24%
Cholesterol 70.97mg 24%
Sodium 334.53mg 14%
Potassium 225.98mg 5%
Total Carbs 41.21g 14%
Sugars 37.36g 149%
Dietary Fiber 0.47g 2%
Protein 4.19g 8%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 5%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 80.5mg 8%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 255.91 Kcal (1071 kJ)
Calories from fat 112.11 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.46g 24%
Cholesterol 57.79mg 24%
Sodium 272.4mg 14%
Potassium 184.01mg 5%
Total Carbs 33.56g 14%
Sugars 30.42g 149%
Dietary Fiber 0.39g 2%
Protein 3.42g 8%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 65.5mg 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 7.5
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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