Indulge in the decadence of the Real Red Devils Food Cake, an iconic dessert that tantalizes taste buds with its rich chocolate flavor and velvety texture. This classic cake is elevated to new heights with the addition of buttermilk, which imparts a moist and tender crumb, while the cocoa powder and melted chocolate create a symphony of chocolatey goodness. The cake is complemented by a luscious chocolate ganache frosting, a silky smooth glaze that takes this dessert to the next level. But the culinary journey doesn't end there. This article also presents two additional recipes that will satisfy any sweet craving: a luscious chocolate mousse and a fluffy vanilla buttercream frosting. With step-by-step instructions and helpful tips, these recipes promise an unforgettable baking experience, transforming your kitchen into a haven of chocolate bliss.
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RED DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE
A classic chocolate layer cake frosted with the smoothest vanilla frosting you've ever tasted. Who could resist?
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 2h10m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans, or 13x9-inch pan. In large bowl, beat all cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pans.
- Bake rounds 30 to 35 minutes, rectangle 35 to 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool rounds 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
- In medium bowl, mix powdered sugar and butter with spoon or electric mixer on low speed. Stir in vanilla and enough milk until smooth and spreadable. Fill and frost round layers or frost top of rectangle with frosting.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 350, Carbohydrate 54 g, Cholesterol 40 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 320 mg
OLD-FASHIONED DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE
Provided by Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 1h20m
Yield 10 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Set a rack at the middle level of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
- Sift flour, baking soda and salt, once then set aside. With an electric mixer set at medium speed, beat butter until soft and light. Add sugar and continue beating until very light, about 5 minutes. Beat in chocolate, then eggs, 1 at a time. Continue beating until light and smooth.
- Beat in half the sour cream, then half the flour mixture, scraping bowl and beater(s). Repeat with remaining sour cream and flour mixture, scraping again. Combine vanilla and boiling water and gently beat into batter. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for about 45 minutes, until firm and well risen. Cool in pan on rack for 5 minutes, then unmold and cool on a rack. For the frosting, combine all ingredients in bowl of mixer. Whisk to combine then place over a pan of simmering water, gently whisking until mixture is hot and sugar is dissolved. Use electric mixer on medium speed to beat until cooled, but not dry. To finish, cover top and side of cake with frosting, swirling it from the center outward.
REAL RED DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE
This cake is PERFECT for birthdays. It makes quite a presentation for adults or kids. White 7 minute frosting is the real kicker, but I have used just a regular white buttercream and it still looks great.
Provided by pies and cakes and
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Yield 1 cake, 12-16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Cream margarine and sugar till fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. In a separate bowl, mix cocoa, coffee, and food coloring till a smooth paste is formed. Blend into the creamed mixture. Mix flour, salt and soda, and add to mixture alternately with sour milk or buttermilk. Add vanilla. Pour into two greased and floured cake pans, and bake at 350° for 30 minutes or till tops spring back when lightly touched.
- Cool completely before frosting.
- Note: Take care which of your utensils you use to mix coloring mixture. Plastic or wood will pick up the red color and stain permanently. I always use metal and glass.
OLD FASHIONED "RED" DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE
This is an easy recipe to make, but so delicious to eat! It can be prepared in two 8-inch layer cake pans or one 9x13 cake pan.
Provided by Chef mariajane
Categories Dessert
Time 35m
Yield 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Mix together, in large bowl, cake flour, sugar, soda, salt and cocoa.
- Add shortening, and 2/3 cup milk. Beat together for 2 minutes. Add 1/3 cup milk, eggs and vanilla. Beat 2 more minutes.
- Pour into prepared pan (s).
- Bake at 350F until done, about 35 minutes, depending on the size of the pan.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 335.6, Fat 12.6, SaturatedFat 3.5, Cholesterol 45.7, Sodium 416.3, Carbohydrate 51.6, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 30.2, Protein 4.6
RED DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE
This is the best chocolate cake recipe I've ever discovered bar none. I've been making this cake to rave reviews since 1966. Give it a try and see if you don't agree.
Provided by Happy Hippie
Categories Dessert
Time 50m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Prepare greased baking pans. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Baking time is 30 minutes. Time will vary depending on size of pans or muffin cups used.
- Stir shortening to soften.
- Gradually add 1 cup sugar, creaming together until light and fluffy.
- Add salt and vanilla. Combine mixture.
- Add flour alternately with 1 cup cold water, beginning and ending with flour. Beat after each addition.
- Beat egg whites till soft peaks form; gradually add 3/4 cup sugar beating until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter.
- Dissolve baking soda in 1/3 cup cold water; stir into batter mixing thoroughly.
- Pour batter into prepared baking pans.
HOMEMADE DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE
This was my mother's recipe and has been our favorite for many years. My husband and I have been married 47 years and have three children and five grandchildren.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 45m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In the top of a double boiler, combine cocoa and 1 cup sugar. Beat 1 egg; add to double boiler. Add 1 cup milk; cook until thick and smooth. Set aside to cool. , Meanwhile, cream shortening and remaining sugar in a large bowl. Add remaining eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. , Sift together flour, baking soda and salt; add alternately with remaining milk to creamed mixture. Add vanilla and cooled cocoa mixture; beat thoroughly. Pour into two greased 8- or 9-in. round baking pans. , Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool. Frost with your favorite seven-minute or fudge icing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 375 calories, Fat 15g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 57mg cholesterol, Sodium 161mg sodium, Carbohydrate 56g carbohydrate (34g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
RED DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE AND RED DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE ICING
This is a very moist delicious cake. Recipe courtesy of Variety Pack Favorite Recipes and Lillija Huddle.Serving size is estimated. The baking time also wasn't listed, but we just checked the cake after 35 or 40 minutes--until we could smell it from the oven.
Provided by Bay Laurel
Categories Dessert
Time 1h25m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Grease and flour a long Pyrex dish.
- Cream sugar and shortening until sugar is fluffy.
- Add well beaten egg.
- Sift together the flour, cocoa, salt, and baking soda.
- Add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with sour milk.
- Add hot coffee and vanilla.
- Beat until well mixed.
- Pour into prepared pan. Bake until done but do not overcook.
- Icing: Mix sugar, salt, and cocoa together.
- Add shortening and milk.
- Bring to a swift boil.
- Cook for 1 minute, stirring well.
- Remove from heat.
- Beat with electric mixer until thick and smooth.
- If it begins to thicken too much, add a tablespoon of heavy cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 433.8, Fat 18.9, SaturatedFat 4.9, Cholesterol 20.5, Sodium 231.6, Carbohydrate 64.1, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 50.6, Protein 3.6
THE ULTIMATE DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE
Not for the faint of heart, our version of devil's food cake is infused with melted chocolate (in addition to the usual cocoa powder) and sour cream to create a richer chocolate flavor and help it stay moist. Get our step-by-step guide here.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter two 9-inch round cake pans. Line bottoms with parchment rounds; butter parchment. Stir together boiling water, cocoa, and chocolate in a bowl. Let cool 10 minutes. Whisk together flour, baking powder and soda, and salt in another bowl.
- In a mixing bowl, beat butter with sugar on medium-high until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time, scraping down sides of bowl. Beat in vanilla, then chocolate mixture. Reduce speed to low; beat in flour mixture in two additions, alternating with sour cream, until just combined.
- Divide batter evenly between prepared pans, smoothing tops with an offset spatula. Bake until a tester inserted in centers comes out with moist crumbs attached, 35 to 40 minutes.
- Let cakes cool in pans on a wire rack 20 minutes. Turn out onto rack, top-sides up; let cool completely. With a serrated knife, trim tops of cakes so they're level.
- Line the edges of a cake stand or plate with strips of parchment. Place one cake layer on stand, trimmed-side up, and spread 1 1/2 cups buttercream evenly over top. Top with remaining cake layer, trimmed-side down.
- Spread a thin layer of buttercream over top and sides. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes (this ensures a crumb-free finish). Spread remaining frosting evenly over top and sides. Cake can be stored in refrigerator up to 1 day; bring to room temperature before serving.
ABSOLUTELY DIVINE DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE
This is one of my favorite chocolate cake recipes. It's got just the right chocolatiness flavor and crumb. The frosting is absolutely "GREAT"!
Provided by ForeverMama
Categories Dessert
Time 2h25m
Yield 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cake:.
- Preheat oven 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease bottom and sides of 2 (9 x 1 1/2" or 9 x 2") round layer-cake pans. Dust with flour and shake out excess. Melt chocolate in double boiler over simmering water. Set aside to cool slightly. Drain beet juice into a small bowl. Place beets on a cutting board and chop into very small pieces. Add to beet juice and set aside.
- Beat butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until very fluffy, about 5 minutes, scraping sides occasionally. Reduce speed to low and beat in melted chocolate.
- Stir together flour, baking soda and salt in a medium-size bowl. With mixer on low speed, alternately beat flour in fourths and buttermilk in thirds into chocolate mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Mix until incorporated, about 1 minute. Add beets and juice and mix on medium speed until blended, about 1 minute. The batter will be thin and you will see pieces of beets.
- Divide the batter equally between the 2 prepared pans. Bake in the 350 degrees oven for 30 - 35 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean and top of cake springs back when lightly pressed with fingertips. DO NOT over bake or cake will be dry. Cool cakes in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes and then invert onto racks.
- NOTE: If desired, cake layers may be wrapped in foil and kept at room temperature overnight, or they may be frozen. Defrost wrapped cake at room temperature before frosting.
- Frosting:.
- Heat cream in a medium-size saucepan just until it comes to a boil. Remove from heat and add chocolate and vanilla, stirring until mixture is smooth and chocolate is melted. Transfer mixture into a plastic or glass bowl (metal causes the sides to get too cold and set up too quickly.) Refrigerate, stirring every 10 minutes until mixture is as thick as pudding, about 50 - 60 minutes. At this point the frosting will begin to set up very quickly. Leave in refrigerator and stir every 5 minutes until frosting is a thick as fudge, about 15 more minutes. Alternatively, the frosting may be placed over ice water and stirred constantly until spreading consistency. If it begins to get too thick, immediately remove it from the water.
- To assemble the cake, (make sure cake has cooled and has reached room temperature) place one cake layer top-side down on serving platter. Spread with a third of the frosting and top with second layer, bottom-side up. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides. Let stand at room temperature for frosting to set.
- NOTE: The frosted cake may be held at room temperature, uncovered, overnight or refrigerated up to 2 days. Bring to room temperature before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 785.8, Fat 56.8, SaturatedFat 34.8, Cholesterol 145.9, Sodium 463.4, Carbohydrate 75.3, Fiber 10.1, Sugar 38.5, Protein 13.3
Tips:
- Use high-quality cocoa powder: The quality of the cocoa powder used in the recipe will greatly affect the final flavor of the cake. Look for a cocoa powder labeled "natural" or "unsweetened" for the best results.
- Don't overmix the batter: Overmixing the batter can result in a tough and dense cake. Stir the batter just until the ingredients are combined.
- Bake the cake at the right temperature: The cake should be baked at a moderate temperature (350°F) to ensure that it cooks evenly and doesn't burn.
- Test the cake for doneness before removing it from the oven: Insert a toothpick or cake tester into the center of the cake. If it comes out clean, the cake is done.
- Let the cake cool completely before frosting it: This will help to prevent the frosting from melting and sliding off the cake.
Conclusion:
This delectable Real Red Devils Food Cake is an absolute indulgence for chocolate lovers everywhere, leaving taste buds in awe. With its profoundly rich, velvety texture and captivating crimson hue, it's a visual and gustatory masterpiece. This cake is perfect for any occasion, from birthdays and anniversaries to casual gatherings or simply as a sweet treat. Its rich chocolate flavor, perfect density, and luscious frosting create an unforgettable experience that will have you craving more. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and embark on a culinary journey that will yield a cake that is not just a dessert, but a celebration in every bite. Happy baking!
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