Hershey’s Devil’s Food Cake | More Classic Baking with Hershey’s Recipe (1997)

מצרכים

• Devil’s Food Cake
• ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened / 170 g
• 1 ½ cups granulated sugar / 300 g
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour / 220 g
• ½ cup Hershey’s cocoa or Dutch-process cocoa / 42 g
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup buttermilk or sour milk / 120 ml
• ½ cup boiling water / 120 ml
• Sour Milk Option
• 1 ½ teaspoons white vinegar
• Milk, enough to make ½ cup / 120 ml total
• Creamy Quick Chocolate Frosting
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter / 43 g
• 3 oz unsweetened chocolate / 85 g
• 3 cups powdered sugar / 360 g
• ½ cup milk / 120 ml
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ⅛ teaspoon salt

אופן ההכנה

1. Preheat the oven to 175°C / 350°F. Grease and line two 9-inch round cake pans.
2. Beat the butter, sugar, and vanilla together until light and creamy.
3. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
5. Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture alternately with the buttermilk, mixing just until combined after each addition.
6. Add the boiling water and mix until smooth. The batter will loosen af