Favourite Red Devil's Food Cake with Creamy Vanilla Frosting
Yield
16 servingsPrep
30 minCook
30 minReady
2½ hrsIngredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
1 ⅔ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
1 | cup |
sugar
granulated |
|
½ | cup |
brown sugar
packed |
* |
½ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
* |
1 ½ | cups |
buttermilk
|
|
1 ½ | teaspoons |
baking soda
|
|
1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
2 | ounces |
unsweetened chocolate
|
|
2 | large |
eggs
|
|
Creamy vanilla frosting | |||
3 | cups |
powdered sugar
|
|
⅓ | cup |
margarine
or butter, softened |
|
1 ½ | teaspoons |
vanilla extract
|
|
2 | tablespoons |
milk
about |
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
394 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
237 | ml |
sugar
granulated |
|
118 | ml |
brown sugar
packed |
* |
118 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
* |
355 | ml |
buttermilk
|
|
7.5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
5 | ml |
salt
|
|
5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
57.8 | ml/g |
unsweetened chocolate
|
|
2 | large |
eggs
|
|
Creamy vanilla frosting | |||
7.1E+2 | ml |
powdered sugar
|
|
79 | ml |
margarine
or butter, softened |
|
7.5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
3E+1 | ml |
milk
about |
Directions
Melt and cool the 2 ounces of chocolate. Heat oven to 350℉ (180℃). Grease and flour 2 round pans, 8 or 9 x 1½ inches.
Beat all ingredients except Creamy Vanilla Frosting on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
Pour into pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans.
Cool completely. Fill layers and frost cake with Creamy Vanilla Frosting.
Creamy Vanilla Frosting:
Mix powdered sugar and margarine. Stir in vanilla and milk until smooth and of spreading consistency.