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moms devils food cake

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Dutch Reyveld
Suisun, CA

This was my Moms "Go To" cake for most everything. Birthdays, bake-sales etc. She made cup cakes by the hundreds and when my own boys had bake sales at school to raise money for their prom/s, I made them. I always made two double batches and the boys laughed because THEIR goods were gone first...Mom's old handwritten recipe I have, says "True Devils Food Cake" on it. This cake stays unbelievably moist, but it won't be around long enough for you to worry about that! LOL I went searching the site to see if I wasn't just duplicating someone elses post and it doesn't appear so. I DID find another terrifically simple cake which I made and will link hers to this.

(2 ratings)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 45 Min

Ingredients For moms devils food cake

  • 1 c
    all purpose flour
  • SIFT TOGETHER
  • 1 c
    sugar (i use splenda blend)
  • 1/2 c
    hershey's cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder
  • 4 Tbsp
    crisco or shortening
  • 1 c
    boiling water
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • THEN ADD
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1
    beaten egg

How To Make moms devils food cake

  • 1
    Make a hole in the sifted ingredients, add 4TBs Crisco...Pour 1C. BOILING water to which 1tsp Baking soda has been added into the ingredients. Mix but DO NOT beat, then add:
  • 2
    1tsp Vanilla Extract 1 Beaten Egg
  • 3
    Mix in, but don't beat.
  • 4
    Bake 35~45min at 350^ Makes about 1 1/2 dozen cup cakes or small sheet cake. Double for 3 dozen cup cakes or large pan.

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