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Red Devil's Food Cake (Connie Dobrowolski)
Author/Submitted by:
Connie Dobrowolski
Servings: 4
Categories:
Cakes
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Chocolate
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Desserts
Ingredients: 2
cups
sugar 3/4
cup
shortening,
or 1/2 cup butter
2
eggs 1
cup
milk,
sour (* see directions)
1
teaspoon
vanilla 2 1/2
cups
flour 1/2
cup
cocoa 2
teaspoons
baking soda 1
teaspoon
salt 1
cup
boiling water
red food coloring,
see notes
Directions:
1.
Cream shortening and sugar together. Add unbeaten eggs, one at a time; beat well after each addition. Add vanilla to milk. Sift flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Alternately add 1/4 of the flour mixture, then 1/3 of the milk mixture to creamed mixture. Continue until all is combined. Add boiling water all at once and stir until well combined.
2.
Place in a 9x13" sheet pan or three 8" layer pans. Bake sheet cake at 325 degrees about 1 hour, layers at 350 degrees about 30 minutes. Frost as desired.
3.
* If you don't have any sour milk on hand, measure the milk and add 1 capful of vinegar and let it stand. This will make the milk sour but you will not taste it in the cake.
4.
Red food coloring was not included in the recipe, but a couple of drops are probably needed to make the cake red.
Red food coloring was not included in the recipe, but a couple of drops are probably needed to make the cake red.
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