Devil's Food Cake

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Servings: 24
Yield: 24 servings

Description

This devil's food cake recipe is easy to make and deliciously chocolaty; layer the cakes with chocolate fudge frosting for a special treat.

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
3 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 cup water
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour two 9-inch round pans or one 9x13-inch pan.
2 In a small pan, melt butter or margarine with unsweetened chocolate. Set aside to cool slightly.
3 Cream together sugar and eggs until light in color. Add chocolate mixture to eggs and temper mixture by beating well. Add 1 cup boiled water (still warm) and blend well. Mixture will be very liquid.
4 Mix together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add this mixture to chocolate mixture and blend well.
5 Mix together vinegar and the milk and stir into chocolate batter. Pour into the prepared pans.
6 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.