Best Devil Food Cake Recipe

The Best Devil's Food Cake Recipe The Flavor Bender

WebMay 21, 2020 · Prep your 8 inch cake pans by lightly buttering the sides of the pans, and a little on the bottom as well (see my cake pan conversion …

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1. Preheat oven to 350°F / 180°C. Line the bottom of three 8 inch cake pans with parchment paper, and butter and dust the sides with cocoa powder. Set aside until needed.
2. Place the hot coffee, cocoa powder and chocolate in a small saucepan. Heat this mixture while stirring to melt the chocolate and cocoa powder in the coffee. Once you have a smooth mixture and all the chocolate is melted, remove the saucepan from the heat. It does not need to come to a boil.
3. Place the softened butter and white sugar in the mixing bowl of your stand mixer. With the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar together until you have a light, fluffy, creamy butter-sugar mix. This can take a few minutes on medium high speed, depending on how cold the butter was at the beginning. Remember to scrape down the sides of the bowl to ensure all the butter is mixing well.
4. While the cake is baking. make chocolate Swiss meringue buttercream according to the recipe here, with the ingredient amounts listed above. This will be more than enough to generously fill and frost the cake and to decorate.

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The Best Devil's Food Cake Recipe [GlutenFree …

WebJan 12, 2024 · Prep your oven and pans: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 8-inch round baking pans. Combine the cocoa and …

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter two 8-inch round baking pans, then place a round of parchment, cut to fit neatly inside, on the bottom of each pan, and butter the parchment. Add a couple of tablespoons of flour to one of the pans and tilt the pan so that the inside gets completely lightly coated with flour. Turn the remaining flour into the second pan and repeat. Turn the pans over and gently tap out all excess flour.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder and coffee. Set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, combine the 2 cups flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
4. In a large bowl, place the butter and sugar. Beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time. Beat in the vanilla. Scape down the sides and add the coffee mixture. Beat until incorporated.

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