Devils Food Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups sifted cake flour
• % t. salt
• 1 1-8 cups brown sugar
• 3 squares melted unsweetened chocolate
• % cup shortening
• *Milk
• 2 eggs, unbeaten
• 1 t. soda
• 1 t. vanilla

Method

1. 1

   Sift flour once, measure, add soda and salt, sift three times.

2. 2

   Cream shortening, add sugar gradually creaming well.

3. 3

   Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.

4. 4

   Add chocolate and blend.

5. 5

   Add flour alternately with milk in small amounts, beating after each addition.

6. 6

   Add vanilla.

7. 7

   Turn into two deep 9 inch layer pans which are lined with fat.

8. 8

   Bake in moderate oven 30 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Wilkes County Home Demonstration Club cook book (1947) by N.C.) Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs (Wilkes County, page 11. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

DEVILS FOOD CAKE 2 cups sifted cake flour % t. salt 1 1-8 cups brown sugar 3 squares melted unsweetened choco- late % cup shortening *Milk 2 eggs, unbeaten 1 t. soda detanvaniila Sift flour once, measure, add soda and salt, sift three times. Cream shortening, add sugar gradually creaming well. Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Add chocolate and blend. Add flour alternately with milk in small amounts, beating after each addition. Add vanilla. Turn into two deep 9 inch layer pans which are lined with fat. Bake in moderate oven 30 min- utes. *With butter, margarine, or lard use 1 cup milk. With vegetable or any other shortening, use 1 cup milk plus Dee imi ks Mrs. Allie McGlammery Millers Creek Club WHIPPED CREAM CAKE 1 cup whipping cream 1 cup sugar t-te salt 1 t. vanilla

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