Devil’s Food Cake, No. 1

Ingredients

• )4 cup sugar
• 14 cup milk
• 3 squares unsweetened chocolate
• ¥4 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 44 cup milk
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon Blue Ribbon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 4% teaspoon Blue Ribbon soda
• 114 teaspoons Blue Ribbon baking powder

Method

1. 1

   Cook sugar, milk, and chocolate together until melted.

2. 2

   Boil until it thickens, then cool.

3. 3

   Combine with other ingredients.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Blue Ribbon cook book (1905) by Blue Ribbon Limited, page 50. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Devil’s Food Cake, No. 1—)4 cup sugar, 14 cup milk, 3 squares un- sweetened chocolate. Cook these together in double boiler until melted. Boil until it thickens, then coo!. ¥4 cup butter, 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 44 cup milk, 14 teaspoon salt, 1 tea- spoon Blue Ribbon vanilla, 2 cups flour, 4% teaspoon Blue Ribbon soda, and 114 teaspoons Blue Ribbon baking powder. When combined, add chocolate mixture. Devil’s Food Cake, No. 2—34 cup butter, 114 cups brown sugar, 4 eggs, beaten separately, 1 cup sour milk, 214 cups flour, 1 teaspoon Blue Ribbon soda, 14 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon Blue Ribbon vanilla, 3 to 4 squares unsweetened chocolate.

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