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grandma willie's prize winning devil,s food cake

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Eddie Jordan
Bristow, OK

I have been searching for this recipe for some time now. I finely found it and wanted to share it with everybody. It's the best devil's food cake that ever was. Grandma won two blue ribbons with recipe. What makes it a winner is to SIFT YOUR FLOUR THREE TIMES.

(2 ratings)
method Convection Oven

Ingredients For grandma willie's prize winning devil,s food cake

  • 2 1/2 can
    all purpose flour or cake flour
  • 1 3/4 c
    sugar
  • 1 3/4 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 2/3 c
    shortening ( at room temperature)
  • 1 1/3 c
    milk
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 2
    eggs
  • 3
    squares baker's unsweerened chocolate melted and cooled

How To Make grandma willie's prize winning devil,s food cake

  • 1
    Sift flour with sugar, soda, and salt. Stir shortening to soften.
  • 2
    Add flour mixture, 1 cup milk, and vanilla mix until flour is dampened. Then beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer or 300 vigorous strokes by hand.
  • 3
    Add eggs, melted chocolate and remaining 1/3 cup milk beat 1 minute longer with mixer or 150 strokes by hand.
  • 4
    Pour into two greased and floured 9 inch layer pans.
  • 5
    Bake at 350 degrees about 30 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean
  • 6
    Cool 10 minutes in pans, remove from pans and cool thoroughly on racks.
  • 7
    This cake may also be baked at 350 degrees in three 8 inch layer pans about 30 minutes.

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