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Devil's Food Cake - Country Living Holidays

Make Devil's Food Cake - Country Living Holidays at home with Butter Or Margarine, Sugar, Unsifted Cakeflour, and Water. Add it to your meal plan and shop the whole list in one go.

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Ingredients

• 1/4 cup
• 1 1/2 cup
• 3 1/2 cup
• 2 1/2 cup

Method (preview)

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   1. Heat oven to 350'F. Generously grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans.

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   Combine cocoa, flour, and soda in a sifter.

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   Sift into bowl on top of butter mixture.

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   Add water and beat at low speed just until smooth.

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   4. With clean beaters in a medium bowl, beat egg whites until fluffy.

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   Gradually add remaining 3/4 C sugar. Continue beating until stiff peaks form. Fold, one-third at a time, into chocolate batter.

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   5. Divide batter evenly into prepared pans. Bake until centers spring back when touched-20 to 25 minutes.

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   7. Prepare cocoa frosting. Fill and assemble cake. Spread a thin smooth layer of frosting over cake. Refrigerate 1 hour.

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   Prepare chocolate glaze.

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    Place chilled cake on a cooling rack with a tray underneath it.

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    Spoon glaze onto top of cake.

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    Spread evenly allowing glaze to flow down sides.

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    Smooth sides.

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    9. Place cake, still on cooling rack with tray, in refrigerator until glaze is firm.

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    Decorate top with cocoa and confectioners' sugar checkerboard just before serving, if desired.

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    Place 1-inch strips of thin cardboard gently onto frosting 1-inch apart.

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    Sift unsweetened cocoa over top of cake to solidly fill spaces.

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    Carefully remove and clean strips.

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    Place gently in opposite direction.

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    Sift confectioners' sugar over cake.

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    Remove strips.