Best Devils Food Snack Cakes Recipes

DEVIL'S FOOD SNACK CAKES

Steps:

• Start by making the marshmallow cream topping. Separate three eggs, discard the yolks, and beat the whites until foamy. Then add the salt and corn syrup, and beat on high for ten minutes (until thick). Add powdered sugar at low speed. Add the vanilla and mix until blended. Refrigerate.
• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F. Empty the devil's food cake mix into a large mixing bowl and add the water, the yogurt or oil, and three eggs. (I usually substitute plain yogurt for the vegetable oil. Keeps the dessert much healthier, and in my opinion, improves the texture.) Spray muffin tins with non-stick cooking spray and fill each with the batter to no more than 1/4 full. Cakes will rise slightly, and you want them to finish at about the size of a cookie. Bake for about 10-15 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Allow to cool on parchment or wax paper.
• To make the chocolate coating, put 18 oz of semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips into a microwave safe bowl. (I prefer semi-sweet) Add the vegetable shortening and microwave on high for about a minute and a half. Stir until smooth and well blended adding microwave time if necessary.
• Cover the top of each "mini-cake" with a spoonful of the marshmallow cream. Then coat with a spoonful of the chocolate topping, allowing it to cover the top and sides of each cake. Let sit out until chocolate hardens. Store at room temperature, in the fridge, or in the freezer to suit your preferences.
• *It works best when you add the cream and the chocolate alternately to each cake (1 at a time) so that it can form layers.
• * Also to add a bit of style, I usually drizzle a bit of the leftover marshmallow cream on top of each finished cake for decoration.

DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Heat milk in small pan until bubbles form around the edges. Remove from heat.
• Mix cocoa and white sugar together in a bowl. Slowly beat in warm milk. Let cool.
• Cream the butter with the brown sugar. Beat in the eggs, sour cream and vanilla. Add cocoa mixture.
• Mix remaining dry ingredients together and blend in to butter mixture. Don't overbeat.
• Turn in to two well-greased and floured 9 inch layer cake pans and bake 25-30 minutes, until cake shrinks slightly from sides of pans, and springs back when touched gently in the center.
• Cool on a rack for a few minutes, then turn out of pans on to rack.
• Wait until completely cool before frosting.
• See "7 Minute Frosting" for Easy Frosting Recipe.

GLUTEN-FREE ZUCCHINI-DEVIL'S FOOD SNACK CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of 8-inch or 9-inch square pan with shortening or cooking spray.
• Reserve 1/4 cup cake mix for streusel; set aside. In large bowl, beat remaining cake mix, 1/2 cup butter, zucchini, cinnamon, cloves, water and eggs on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Spread in pan.
• In small bowl, mix reserved 1/4 cup cake mix and streusel ingredients with fork until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over batter.
• Bake 44 to 49 minutes for 8-inch pan or 38 to 43 minutes for 9-inch pan until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm or cool.

BEST EVER HEALTHY DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. On a double boiler melt 1 cup of buttermilk and chocolate chips. Let it cool.
• Mix eggs, applesauce, sugar, remaining buttermilk, and vanilla. Beat until combined.
• Sift flours, cocoa powder, baking soda, and cream of tartar into a bowl. Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ones and combine.
• Add melted chocolate stirring at the same time as you incorporate the melted chocolate into the bowl.
• Grease and flour a 9 inch spring from pan and add cake butter into the pan.
• Bake for 40 to 50 minutes depending on the oven. Cool in pan before frosting.
• For the frosting, combine cream cheese and sugar with electric mixer. Fold whip cream and frost cake. Decorate as desired.

SPICED DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla. , Sift together all dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. , Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Cool on wire racks for 10 minutes before removing from pans., In a small bowl, combine all icing ingredients except nuts. Spread frosting between layers and over the top and sides of cake. If desired, top with almonds.