Devils' Food

Ingredients

• 1 C. grated chocolate
• 1/2 C. brown sugar
• % C. sweet milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 C. brown sugar
• % C. butter
• 1 1/2 C. flour
• 1 t. soda

Method

1. 1

   Dissolve sugar and chocolate in double boiler, add milk slowly, blend.

2. 2

   Beat eggs separately.

3. 3

   Cream butter and sugar, add yolks, well beaten.

4. 4

   Mix soda and flour, add slowly to above mixture.

5. 5

   Let part 1 cool and then mix all together.

6. 6

   Add whites last, beaten stiff.

7. 7

   Make two layers.

8. 8

   Bake 25 min.

9. 9

   Put together with boiled frosting and then cover top.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Worcester domestic science school's one year course laboratory cook book (1914) by Worcester domestic science school, Worcester, Mass., page 111. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.