Best Devils Food Squares Recipes

DEVIL'S FOOD SQUARES

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This is a wonderfully easy chocolate cake recipe and its so delicious. It has a hint of cinnamon but not enough to distract from the chocolate. If you enjoy baking with children this is a good one. Ice the cake while hot. You can serve hot or cold. (my favorite) Don't make the icing until cake is out of the oven, icing must be hot to pour over cake.

Provided by tammy dalton

Categories Dessert

Time 30m

Yield 1 cake, 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 19

Ingredients

1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup shortening
4 tablespoons cocoa
1 cup boiling water
2 cups sifted flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 eggs
1 dash salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
chocolate icing
1/2 cup margarine
4 tablespoons cocoa
6 tablespoons milk
1 (1 lb) box sifted powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Steps:

Mix the first 4 ingredients and bring to boiling point, Combine the next two ingredients and pour the hot chocolate mixture over; Add the remaining ingredients; Bake in 9x13 pan at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
Icing; Bring margarine,cocoa and milk to boiling point over low heat, Add powdered sugar, vanilla and nuts, Ice cake while hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 449.6, Fat 19.1, SaturatedFat 4, Cholesterol 27.5, Sodium 241.9, Carbohydrate 67.6, Fiber 1, Sugar 53.3, Protein 3.5

DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE I

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This is an old-fashioned, but easy-to-make devil's food cake recipe. Pound cake like texture and sinfully chocolately. This is from an old Philadelphia Bakery. Great when frosted with Chocolate Fudge Buttercream Frosting.

Provided by Debra Steward

Categories Desserts Cakes Sheet Cake Recipes

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

½ cup butter
3 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 cup water
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cup milk
1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour one 9x13 inch pan or two 9 inch round pans.
In a small pan melt the butter or margarine with the unsweetened chocolate. Set aside to cool slightly.
Cream together the sugar and the eggs until light in color. Add the chocolate mixture to the eggs and temper mixture by beating well (so you don't end up with scrambled eggs!) Add 1 cup boiled water (still warm) and blend well. Mixture will be very liquid.
Mix together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add this mixture to the chocolate mixture and blend well.
Mix together the vinegar and the milk and stir into the chocolate batter. Pour into prepared pan(s).
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cake divides well for filling with mousse, or ganache, or black forest fillings. The best clue to this cake being nearly done is that you will start to smell the aroma of chocolate filling your house!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 165.8 calories, Carbohydrate 26.8 g, Cholesterol 25.9 mg, Fat 6.2 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 2.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 138.1 mg, Sugar 16.9 g

THE ULTIMATE DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE

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Not for the faint of heart, our version of devil's food cake is infused with melted chocolate (in addition to the usual cocoa powder) and sour cream to create a richer chocolate flavor and help it stay moist. Get our step-by-step guide here.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

3 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pans
1 cup boiling water
3/4 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped (3/4 cup)
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
2 cups packed light-brown sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup sour cream
6 1/4 cups Chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream Frosting

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter two 9-inch round cake pans. Line bottoms with parchment rounds; butter parchment. Stir together boiling water, cocoa, and chocolate in a bowl. Let cool 10 minutes. Whisk together flour, baking powder and soda, and salt in another bowl.
In a mixing bowl, beat butter with sugar on medium-high until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time, scraping down sides of bowl. Beat in vanilla, then chocolate mixture. Reduce speed to low; beat in flour mixture in two additions, alternating with sour cream, until just combined.
Divide batter evenly between prepared pans, smoothing tops with an offset spatula. Bake until a tester inserted in centers comes out with moist crumbs attached, 35 to 40 minutes.
Let cakes cool in pans on a wire rack 20 minutes. Turn out onto rack, top-sides up; let cool completely. With a serrated knife, trim tops of cakes so they're level.
Line the edges of a cake stand or plate with strips of parchment. Place one cake layer on stand, trimmed-side up, and spread 1 1/2 cups buttercream evenly over top. Top with remaining cake layer, trimmed-side down.
Spread a thin layer of buttercream over top and sides. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes (this ensures a crumb-free finish). Spread remaining frosting evenly over top and sides. Cake can be stored in refrigerator up to 1 day; bring to room temperature before serving.