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Devil's Cake
From The New century cook book, 1899
Serves 12
Recipe by E. A. Stearns.
Presented as published in 1899. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from The New century cook book (1899), page 80. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Devil's Cake. One cup grated chocolate, two-thirds cup sugar, one-half cup sweet milk, yolk of one egg, one teaspoonful vanilla; cook the above until like a cream. When cool, mix with the following: One-half cup sugar, one-half cup butter, one-half cup sweet milk, two eggs, two cups flour, one level teaspoon soda, dissolve soda in the milk, bake in loaf or three layers; use plain boiled icing between layers. Mrs. James H. Gibson. Devil's Food Cake. Two eggs, two cups brown sugar, one-half cup sour milk, milk, one-half cup butter, three-fourths cup chocolate, grated, two and one-half cups flour, pour one-half cup of boiling water over one teaspoon soda. Filling. — Two cups brown sugar, one-half cup sweet milk, lump butter, vanilla to flavor; cook until it begins to harden when put in water (excellent). 162 New Century Cook Book. Devil's Food. First Part. — One cup brown sugar, scant one-half cup butter, yolks of three eggs, two cups flour, one teaspoon soda in flour, one-half cup sweet milk. Second Part. — One cup chocolate (grated), ©ne-half cup sweet milk, one cup brown sugar, put this over the stove and let it come almost to a boil, when cold mix with part first; bake in layers; white frosting for filling. Mrs. Donaldson. Devil's Cake. One-fourth cup grated bitter chocolate, one-half cup sugar, one-half cup sweet milk, one teaspoon corn starch; boil these ingredients together, remove from fire and add beaten yolk of one egg and let cool. - Cake Part. — One cup sugar, one-half cup butter, one-half cup sour milk, one and one-half cups flour, one egg and yolk of another, one teaspoon soda; put these two mixtures together and bake either, in a loaf or in layers, putting a frosting between, of white of one egg and powdered sugar. Mrs. H. L. Rankin. Devil's Cake. One-half cup butter, yolks of two eggs, one cup brown sugar creamed, one-half cup grated chocolate dissolved in two tablespoonfuls hot water; after beating well, add two-thirds of a cup of sweet milk, one scant teaspoonful soda in milk, two cups of flour, one heaping spoonful of baking powder, one teaspoon- ful of vanilla
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