Devil's Food Cake

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2½ cups sifted flour
• ½ cup milk
• 2½ teaspoons CALUMET Baking Powder
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons allspice
• 1 teaspoon mace
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 squares chocolate
• 2½ cups sugar, granulated
• ⅔ cup butter
• 6 tablespoons milk
• 4 eggs

Method

1. 1

   To make the custard, put the broken chocolate into a small bowl over hot water, add the sugar, spices and milk.

2. 2

   Stir until smooth and set aside to cool while mixing the cake.

3. 3

   Sift the flour once before measuring.

4. 4

   Measure into the sifter, add the CALUMET and sift three times.

5. 5

   Cream the butter and sugar until frothy.

6. 6

   Beat the yolks of the eggs until thick and lemon colored, then beat into the creamed butter and sugar.

7. 7

   Whip the egg whites stiff and add lightly to the mixture, pour in the milk, sift in the flour and mix until smooth.

8. 8

   Then beat the custard into the batter until thoroughly mixed.

9. 9

   Bake in a loaf pan for about forty to forty-five minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Twenty lessons in domestic science (1916) by Marian Cole Fisher, page 24. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

j cup butter % cup milk Va teaspoon extract 3 teaspoons CALUMET Baking Powder Preparation : First prepare the pan by greasing the bottom and flour- ing. Measure the flour which has been sifted once, then add the baking powder and sift four times.-. Cream the butter and sugar, beat the Whites of the eggs until very stiff. Add the beaten eggs to the creamed butter and sugar and mix lightly, then add milk, flour and extract and beat vigorously. Bake in moderate oven, not less than forty-five minutes. Devil's Food for custard— For cake— 2 teaspoons cinnamon 2% cups sifted flour 2 teaspoons cloves % cup milk 1 teaspoon mace 2% teaspoons CALUMET Baking 6 tablespoons sugar Powder 2 teaspoons allspice 4 eggs 1 teaspoon nutmeg VA cups sugar, granulated 2 squares chocolate 2/3 cup butter 6 tablespoons milk

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