Devil's Food Cake

Ingredients

• 1% cups sifted cake flour
• 114% teaspoons soda
• 1% cups sugar
• 24 cup shortening
• ¥Y4 cup cocoa
• ¥4 teaspoon salt
• 2 €£gs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Method

1. 1

   Sift flour, sugar, cocoa, salt, and soda together.

2. 2

   Add shortening, buttermilk, and vanilla.

3. 3

   Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes, scrape bowl while beating.

4. 4

   Add unbeaten eggs and beat for 2 minutes longer, or until batter is smooth.

5. 5

   Pour into 2 well-greased 8-inch layer pans.

6. 6

   Bake at 350° for 30 to 35 minutes.

7. 7

   Frost with any desired frosting.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Quaker recipes (1954) by High Point Friends Meeting. Woman's Auxiliary, page 8. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE 1% cups sifted cake flour 114% teaspoons soda 1% cups sugar 24 cup shortening ¥Y4 cup cocoa 1 cup buttermilk ¥4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 €£gs

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