DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE

Devil's Food Cake image

Provided by Dan Langan

Categories dessert

Time 3h5m

Yield Three 8-inch cake layers, or 48 ounces of batter

Number Of Ingredients 14

Unsalted butter, for greasing
2 ounces semisweet baking chocolate or chocolate chips
100 grams (1 cup) cocoa (use high fat cocoa, 22 to 24 percent fat)
4 teaspoons instant coffee or espresso
8 fluid ounces boiling water
400 grams (2 cups) white sugar
220 grams (1 3/4 cups) all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon table salt
8 ounces (1 cup) buttermilk
4 fluid ounces vegetable oil
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons quality vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease three 8-inch round cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment.
Combine the chocolate, cocoa and instant coffee. Pour the hot water over to melt; let sit 2 to 3 minutes and then whisk until smooth.
Add the sugar, flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt into mixer bowl and mix on low with the paddle attachment to combine.
Add the buttermilk to the chocolate mixture to cool it slightly more.
Whisk together the oil, eggs and vanilla.
Add the chocolate and wet ingredients to the dry. Turn the mixer on low and combine until the dry is moistened. Raise the mixer speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes, scraping halfway through.
Scrape into pans and bake until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs, 25 to 30 minutes. Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for 15 minutes, and then turn onto a rack to cool. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap.