Americandessert

Devil Cake

Name: Devil Cake
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: one-fourth pound chocolate; four eggs; one cup of milk; four tablespoons butter; two cups sugar; one teaspoon salt; two level teaspoons soda; one cup of sweet milk; three cups sifted flour

From The Central cook book, 1924

Frost with white frosting made from egg whites, sugar, and vanilla.

Presented as published in 1924. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from The Central cook book (1924) by N.C.). Circle Number Three Central Methodist Church (Raleigh, page 30. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Devil Cake Melt one-fourth pound chocolate in a double boiler, add to this the yolks of four eggs beaten with one cup of milk. Stir carefully until the mixture forms a soft paste, remove from fire and add four tablespoons butter, two cups sugar and one tea- spoon salt. Dissolve two level teaspoons soda in a little warm water and add to one cup of sweet milk. Add this to the choco- late mixture alternately with three cups sifted flour

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