Devil's Food
From The New century cook book, 1899
Serves 12
Recipe by Mrs. Donaldson.
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 Food. Part First. — One cup of brown sugar, one-half cup of butter, one-half cup of milk, three cups of sifted flour, one tea- spoonful of soda, yolks of three eggs. Second Part. — One cup of brown sugar, one cup of grated chocolate, one-half cup of milk. Heat the second part, but do not boil. Mix the first and second parts together and flavor with vanilla. Bake in layers. Filling and Frosting. — Two cups of brown sugar, one- half cup of sweet cream, one-quarter cup of butter. Boil five minutes, or until it hairs. Flavor with vanilla. Devil's Food Cake. Part One. — Three-fourths cup grated chocolate, Baker's, yolk one egg, three tablespoons sugar, one-half cup sweet milk, cook this on top of stove, stirring until it thickens; then set aside to cool and add it to part two just before putting in the flour. Part Two. — One-half cup butter, one cup granulated sugar, two eggs, salt, three-fourths cup sour milk, one teaspoon soda, add part one, two cups flour. Bake in two layers and put them together with boiled frosting. C. W. C. 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)
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