Devil's Food Chocolate Cake
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Ingredients
- All-purpose flour175 g
- Cocoa powder85 g
- Granulated sugar400 g
- Eggs2 pcs
- Buttermilk240 ml
- Hot coffee240 ml
- Vegetable oil120 ml
- Baking soda10 g
- Baking powder5 g
- Salt5 g
- Vanilla extract10 ml
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Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round pans.
💡 Use cocoa powder instead of flour for dusting
💡 Line bottoms with parchment
Sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
💡 Sifting prevents cocoa lumps
💡 Measure cocoa before sifting
In large bowl, beat sugar, eggs, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla.
💡 Room temp ingredients blend better
💡 Beat until well combined
Add dry ingredients to wet, mixing until smooth.
💡 Batter will be thick at this point
💡 Scrape bowl well
Slowly stir in hot coffee until batter is thin and smooth.
💡 Batter will be very liquid - that's normal!
💡 Coffee should be very hot
Divide between pans. Bake 30-35 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
💡 Don't overbake - check at 30 min
💡 Layers should spring back when touched
Cool in pans 10 minutes, then turn out onto racks.
💡 Run knife around edges first
💡 Cool completely before frosting
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Nutrition Information
Per 1 slice (1/10 cake)
Without frosting
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