Devil's Food Cake
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
1 3 layer, 9-inch cake
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
-
Cake
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 (1 -2 cup) cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3⁄4 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 eggs
- 2 1⁄2 cups cake flour
- 1 cup baking cocoa
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 1⁄4 cups buttermilk
-
Buttercream Frosting
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 4 -6 tablespoons milk
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3⁄4 teaspoon almond extract
directions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease and flour 3 9-inch round pans.
- Beat sugar, butter, vanilla and almond extract in large bowl on medium speed until light and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time.
- Mix cake flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; beat into sugar mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating until mixed between additions.
- When all ingredients are added in, beat another minute.
- Pour into pans.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until done.
- Cool 10 minutes and then remove from pans to cool completely on wire rack.
- Fill between layers and frost with Buttercream Frosting.
- For Frosting: Beat all ingredients on medium speed until light and fluffy.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Andrea
United States
I love to cook. I love to eat. What more can I say?