Best 8 Devil Food Cake Box Cake Recipes

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Indulge in the decadence of our devil's food cake box cake, a symphony of chocolatey goodness that will tantalize your taste buds. This delectable treat is crafted with a moist and fluffy chocolate cake mix, transformed into a culinary masterpiece with the addition of rich cocoa powder, buttermilk, and a touch of instant coffee for depth of flavor. Swirls of creamy chocolate ganache and a generous topping of chocolate chips add layers of texture and sweetness, making each bite an unforgettable experience. Alongside the classic devil's food cake, this article also offers variations to cater to diverse preferences: a red velvet box cake with a vibrant crimson hue and a tangy cream cheese frosting, a Cookies n' Cream box cake bursting with crushed Oreo cookies and a Cookies n' Cream frosting, and a decadent chocolate lava cake box cake with a molten chocolate center that oozes out upon every spoonful. Whether you're a chocolate aficionado or simply seeking an indulgent dessert, these box cake recipes promise an explosion of flavors that will leave you craving more.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

THE BEST DEVILS FOOD CAKE



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A light and fluffy devil's food cake! Easy recipe!

Provided by divas can cook

Categories     cake

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder sifted
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup prepared hot coffee
1 cup canola oil
1 cup buttermilk
2 eggs (room temperature)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups confectioners sugar sifted
16 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened (2 sticks)
3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
1-2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 F. Grease and lightly flour (2) 9-inch round cake pans. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients.
  • Stir in coffee, oil, and buttermilk and mix just until combined.
  • Add eggs and vanilla and mix until combined.
  • Pour batter into prepared baking pans.
  • Bake on the middle rack for 30 minutes. (may need more or less time)
  • Let cakes cool in pans until pans are cool enough to touch, and then remove cakes and allow them to cool completely on a wire rack.
  • While cakes are cooling, prepare frosting by creaming the butter with a mixer in a medium bowl.
  • Slowly add powdered sugar until the mixture is thick and combined.
  • Mix in heavy whipping cream and vanilla extract.
  • Mix on medium speed, for 2-3 minutes or until frosting is light and fluffy.
  • Frost cooled cakes using an offset spatula.
  • Store cakes in an airtight cake container.

DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE



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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 4h

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

15 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
2 cups all-purpose unbleached flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
12 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for the pans
2 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 cup nonalkalized cocoa powder (not Dutch-processed)
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
3 large eggs, at room temperature
1 1/4 cups water
1/4 cup milk

Steps:

  • To make the frosting: Put the chocolate in a large heatproof bowl. In a small saucepan, bring the cream to a boil. Pour the cream over the chocolate, move the bowl gently to let the cream settle. Set the mixture aside until softened, about 4 minutes. Whisk until smooth. Cover the surface of the frosting with plastic wrap. Set aside and let set up at room temperature, about 2 hours.
  • To make the cake: Set a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter two 9-inch round cake pans and line the bottoms with a circle of parchment or wax paper.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
  • In a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter at medium speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Increase the speed to medium-high and slowly add the sugar. Continue beating until light and smooth, about 4 minutes. Turn the mixer off and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add the cocoa powder and vanilla and beat at medium speed for 1 minute more. (Stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl again, if needed.) With the mixer running at medium-low speed, add the eggs, one at a time, beating for 1 minute between each addition. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
  • Combine the water and milk in a saucepan and bring just to a boil. Remove from the heat.
  • With the mixer at low speed, add the flour mixture, about a 1/4 cup at a time. Carefully pour the hot liquid into the batter. Remove the bowl from the mixer and, using a large rubber spatula, finish combining the batter until smooth. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans. Lightly drop each pan onto the counter to settle the batter.
  • Set the pans on the middle rack in the oven. Bake until the cakes begin to pull away from the sides of the pans and the center springs back when touched lightly, about 30 to 35 minutes.
  • Cool the cakes, in the pans, on a rack for 10 minutes. Turn the cake layers out of the pans and cool on the rack. (If not assembling the cake right away, wrap the layers in plastic wrap and store at room temperature for up to 1 day, or freeze for up to 2 months.)
  • Assemble the Devil's Food Cake. Place 1 cake layer upside-down on a cake stand or flat plate. Scoop about 1/3 of the icing onto the center of the layer. Using a large, offset spatula, spread the icing evenly over the layer to the edges. Place the other cake layer, rounded-side up, on top. Evenly spread half of the remaining icing over the top, spreading any excess icing down the sides. Spread the remaining icing around the sides of the cake. Use the tip of the offset spatula to make a swirling pattern in the icing. Serve. Store under a cake dome or loosely wrapped with plastic, at room temperature, for up to 2 days.
  • Copyright 2001 Television Food Network, GP. All rights reserved

OLD FASHIONED DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE (CAKE MIX DOCTOR)



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This cake is delicious but truly it is "the icing on the cake" that makes it. Use the "Perfect Chocolate Frosting" and this cake will be perfect. Both the cake and icing recipes are from the Cake Mix Doctor cookbook.

Provided by Ann 3

Categories     Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 1 cake, 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 (18 1/4 ounce) package devil's food cake mix or 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package devil's food cake mix with pudding
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/3 cups buttermilk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Place rack in center of oven and preheat oven to 350°F; grease two 9-inch round cake pans.
  • Place the cake mix, cocoa, buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Blend with an electric mixer on low speed 1 minute. Stop the machine and scrape down sides. Increase the speed to medium and beat 2 minutes more, scraping sides if needed. The batter will look well combined. Divide the batter evenly between cake pans, smoothing with rubber spatula. Place pans side by side in oven.
  • Bake the cakes until they spring back when lightly pressed with your finger, 28 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on wire racks for 10 minutes. Run a knife around the edges and invert onto rack, and again until right side up and cool another 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 222.7, Fat 13, SaturatedFat 2.4, Cholesterol 35.7, Sodium 302.2, Carbohydrate 25.1, Fiber 1, Sugar 13.5, Protein 3.9

DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE I



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This is an old-fashioned, but easy-to-make devil's food cake recipe. Pound cake like texture and sinfully chocolately. This is from an old Philadelphia Bakery. Great when frosted with Chocolate Fudge Buttercream Frosting.

Provided by Debra Steward

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Sheet Cake Recipes

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 10

½ cup butter
3 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 cup water
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup milk
1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour one 9x13 inch pan or two 9 inch round pans.
  • In a small pan melt the butter or margarine with the unsweetened chocolate. Set aside to cool slightly.
  • Cream together the sugar and the eggs until light in color. Add the chocolate mixture to the eggs and temper mixture by beating well (so you don't end up with scrambled eggs!) Add 1 cup boiled water (still warm) and blend well. Mixture will be very liquid.
  • Mix together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add this mixture to the chocolate mixture and blend well.
  • Mix together the vinegar and the milk and stir into the chocolate batter. Pour into prepared pan(s).
  • Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cake divides well for filling with mousse, or ganache, or black forest fillings. The best clue to this cake being nearly done is that you will start to smell the aroma of chocolate filling your house!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 165.8 calories, Carbohydrate 26.8 g, Cholesterol 25.9 mg, Fat 6.2 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 2.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 138.1 mg, Sugar 16.9 g

DEVIL'S FOOD SHEET CAKE



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I like this cake because it's so moist and rich. It's great for large gatherings because it's so easy to make.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 50m

Yield 16-20 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 15

1-1/2 cups water
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup butter
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
FROSTING:
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 to 3 tablespoons milk

Steps:

  • In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil. Remove from the heat. Stir in sugar and butter until butter is melted. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture and mix thoroughly. , Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack. , For frosting, beat butter, confectioners' sugar, cocoa, vanilla and enough milk to reach a spreading consistency. Frost cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 266 calories, Fat 10g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 46mg cholesterol, Sodium 285mg sodium, Carbohydrate 43g carbohydrate (31g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

DEVIL FOOD CAKE - BOX CAKE



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Make and share this Devil Food Cake - Box Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Babycakesrme

Categories     Dessert

Time 17m

Yield 32 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

3 eggs
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 (18 ounce) box devil's food cake mix

Steps:

  • Add one egg at a time beating till a right texture.
  • Then add water and vegetable oil until right texture (make sure bubbly).
  • Then add in half of powdered box cake and beat.
  • Add second half until thick.
  • Then put batter into mini cake maker or cake pan or cupcake liners.
  • For mini cupcake maker wait 4-5 minutes.
  • Stick a toothpick into the cupcake, if it comes out with a couple crumbs then ready.
  • enjoy you moist cupcakes:).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 105.2, Fat 6.3, SaturatedFat 1.1, Cholesterol 17.4, Sodium 138.8, Carbohydrate 11.7, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 6.1, Protein 1.5

CHERRY DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE



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This is the best devil's food cake you will ever eat, but with a twist!

Provided by LARRYRCTEXAS

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Cake Mix Cake Recipes     Chocolate Cake

Time 1h21m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 package devil's food cake mix
1 (12 ounce) can cherry pie filling
3 eggs
⅓ cup vegetable oil
1 cup white sugar
5 tablespoons butter
⅓ cup milk
6 ounces chocolate chips

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  • Combine cake mix, cherry pie filling, eggs, and oil in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened, about 30 seconds. Beat at medium speed until a light and fluffy batter forms, about 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
  • Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 26 to 30 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
  • Heat sugar, butter, and milk together in a saucepan over medium heat. Simmer, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, add chocolate chips, and stir until dissolved. Set aside to cool and thicken to icing consistency, about 20 minutes.
  • Poke holes in top of cake. Pour chocolate icing over cake, allowing it to run down edges of cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 468.3 calories, Carbohydrate 64 g, Cholesterol 68.3 mg, Fat 22.4 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 5.9 g, SaturatedFat 9.3 g, Sodium 377.8 mg, Sugar 43.4 g

CHOCOLATE TURTLE CAKE



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No wonder this is a bake sale winner! Devil's food cake sandwiches caramel, pecans and, yes, more chocolate in the middle. Yum.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h50m

Yield 20

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ devil's food cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
1 bag (14 oz) caramels
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1 cup chopped pecans
1 bag (6 oz) semisweet chocolate chips (1 cup)
Ice cream or Whipped cream, if desired
Caramel and chocolate toppings, if desired
Chopped pecans, if desired

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease or spray bottom of 13x9-inch pan.
  • Make cake batter as directed on box. Pour half of the batter into pan. Bake 22 minutes. Refrigerate remaining batter.
  • Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat caramels and evaporated milk over medium heat, stirring frequently, until caramels are melted. Stir in pecans. Pour caramel mixture over warm cake in pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Spread with remaining batter. Bake 25 to 28 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake. Cool at least 30 minutes. Serve with ice cream, drizzle with toppings and sprinkle with pecans. Store loosely covered.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 310, Carbohydrate 40 g, Cholesterol 35 mg, Fat 3, Fiber 1 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 250 mg, Sugar 24 g, TransFat 0 g

Tips:

  • For a richer flavor, use melted butter instead of oil.
  • If you don't have buttermilk, you can make your own by adding 1 tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice to 1 cup of milk and letting it sit for 5 minutes.
  • To make sure your cake is cooked through, insert a toothpick into the center. If it comes out clean, the cake is done.
  • Let the cake cool completely before frosting it. This will help the frosting to set properly.
  • For a decadent chocolate frosting, use a combination of melted chocolate and butter.

Conclusion:

Devil's food cake is a classic dessert that is perfect for any occasion. It is rich, moist, and chocolatey, and it is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. With so many different variations to choose from, you are sure to find a devil's food cake recipe that you love. So next time you are looking for a special dessert, give devil's food cake a try. You won't be disappointed!

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