Devil's Food Cake

Name: Devil's Food Cake
Ingredients: % cup butter or shortening; 2 cups flour; 1% cups sugar; 3 heaping tablespoons cocoa; 3 eggs; % teaspoon salt; % cup sour or sweet milk; 1 teaspoon soda; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 teaspoon baking powder; ¥e cup boiling water

From Grange cook book and household guide, 1940

Recipe attributed to Mrs. O. R. Moose, Patterson Grange.

Presented as published in 1940. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition per serving

3348Calories

51 gProtein

518 gCarbs

129 gFat

Full nutrition (34 nutrients)

Calories3348 kcal

Protein51 g

Carbohydrates518 g

Fiber6.5 g

Sugars303 g

Total Fat129 g

Saturated Fat39 g

Monounsaturated Fat61 g

Polyunsaturated Fat18 g

Omega-30.1 g

Cholesterol558 mg

Sodium1996 mg

Potassium1068 mg

Calcium456 mg

Iron24 mg

Magnesium184 mg

Phosphorus816 mg

Zinc5.1 mg

Copper1.2 mg

Manganese2.7 mg

Vitamin D3 mcg

Vitamin C0 mg

Vitamin A240 mcg

Vitamin E1.6 mg

Vitamin K0.9 mcg

Vitamin B60.5 mg

Vitamin B121.3 mcg

Thiamin (B1)2.5 mg

Riboflavin (B2)2 mg

Niacin (B3)18 mg

Folate494 mcg

Choline445 mg

Caffeine15 mg

Water190 g

As published

This recipe was extracted from Grange cook book and household guide (1940) by Bodenheimer, E. L. Mrs, page 15. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

DEVIL’S FOOD CAKE % cup butter or shortening - 2 cups flour 1% cups sugar 3 heaping tablespoons cocoa 3 eggs % teaspoon salt % cup sour or sweet milk 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon baking powder ¥e cup boiling water

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