OT - really good recipe for made from scratch devil's food cake anyone????

This is officially called "Cocoa Brownies" but might do the trick. I used to
bake it for little girl birthday parties in a heart-shaped tin and cover
with pink icing.

1/2 cup butter (100 grams)
1 cup sugar
2 eggs beaten with 3 Tbsp cold water
1 cup + 2 Tbsp flour + 1 Tbsp cornstarch
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup Dutch cocoa
1/2 Tbsp vanilla extract

Cream butter with sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Sift dry ingredients
together and mix into butter mixture until smooth. (You may add 1/2 cup
chopped nuts.) Bake about 25 minutes in 350 (180 C) degree oven.
This recipe can be doubled with no problem.

Icing:
3 Tbsp melted butter
2 Tbsp strong coffee (or use milk)
1 Tsp vanilla extract
3 Tbsp Dutch cocoa
icing sugar (powdered sugar)
Mix butter, coffee, vanilla and cocoa. Add icing sugar until it is thick and
spreads well. Spread on cooled cake.

Roberta in D

Morning ladies (and gents)

I have just come back froma weekend in Seville. As usual it was
gorgeous. We had a great time. During the 6 hour drive back, I
"suddenly" realized that I have my DD3 birthday party this coming
Friday, and there will be a gazillion kiddies running around my house.
Not a problem. However, I also realized that I have no cake mix. Yes,
I can get Betty Crocker and Duncan Hines cake mixes here in Madrid
(expensive but hey).  For many years now my 3 girls have claimed that
a birthday is not complete without a devil's food cake. So what do I
do this year??? I will try and order some from the shop and hope for
delivery before Friday. But if not, guess I¡ll have to make it from
scratch. Anyone out there have a fool proof, absolutely delicious, and
mega-moist recipe for devil's food cake?

Please?

Thanks

Claudia

if you dont have a heart shaped tin...
make two cakes, one in a square tin, one in a round tin.
cut the round cake in half, place each half on adjoining
sides of the square and you've got a heart.
j.

"Roberta Zollner" wrote...

This one is fast...Youcan mix it in the pan you bake it in but I mix it all
in a bowl as I
think it is much easier !

Wacky Chocolate Cake  ( think it is Wacky because it has no eggs  but has
vinegar)
Mix together:
3 C flour
2 C sugar
6 Tbs Cocoa
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
 Mix together and then add to dry ingredients:
3/4 C salad oil
2 Tbs vinegar
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 C. water
Mix all well and pour into a Pam sprayed 9 x 13 pan.
Bake 30 -35 min at 375 degrees.

Frost with Fudge Frosting:
Beat 1/2 cup unsalted butter and 3 Tbs cocoa powder ( unsweetened )
Add 1 1/2  C sifted 10 X sugar, 2 to 3 Tbs milk and 1 tsp vanilla.
Frost cake and then put in fridge to firm up frosting.
Mary


Morning ladies (and gents)

I have just come back froma weekend in Seville. As usual it was
gorgeous. We had a great time. During the 6 hour drive back, I
"suddenly" realized that I have my DD3 birthday party this coming
Friday, and there will be a gazillion kiddies running around my house.
Not a problem. However, I also realized that I have no cake mix. Yes,
I can get Betty Crocker and Duncan Hines cake mixes here in Madrid
(expensive but hey).  For many years now my 3 girls have claimed that
a birthday is not complete without a devil's food cake. So what do I
do this year??? I will try and order some from the shop and hope for
delivery before Friday. But if not, guess I¡ll have to make it from
scratch. Anyone out there have a fool proof, absolutely delicious, and
mega-moist recipe for devil's food cake?

Please?

Thanks

Claudia

Red Devil's Food Cake & Icing recipe

    2 cups sifted cake flour
    3 tablespoons baking cocoa
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1/2 cup crisco
    2 eggs
    2 tablespoons red food coloring
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1 1/2 cups sugar
    1 cup buttermilk
    1 tablespoon white vinegar
    1 teaspoon baking soda

Sift together first 3 ingredients.  Combine next 5 ingredients and beat
until fluffy.  Add sifted ingredients and buttermilk beating until smooth.
Mix together last 2 ingredients add to mixture and mix quickly. Bake at 350
F for 25 min. in floured pan. Makes long cake or 3 round 8" layers


Icing
    1 stick margarine
    1\2 cup shortening
    1 cup sugar
    3/4 cup luke warm milk
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract

cream together margarine and shortening. beat with mixer. DON'T
REFRIGERATE!!!!!! makes 3 layers.