RECIPES !!!

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All right, here are the recipes for the Devil's Food Cake and Butter Cake I talked about in my previous post.


DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 3 cups cake flour
  
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 lb sugar (about 2 1/4 cups)
  
• 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup milk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease the bottom of a 9x13 rectangle cake pan (I use Pam canola oil spray). Dust with cocoa powder;
2. Whisk together cocoa powder and water in a bowl. Set aside.
3. Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl;
   
4. Cream the butter in a mixer. Gradually mix in sugar until pale and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well between each addition; mix until well blended. Mix in vanilla.
5. Check if the the cocoa mixture has cooled. With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture to butter mixture, alternating with the cocoa mixture.
6. Pour carefully into the prepared cake pan. Level with spatula. NEVER LEVEL IT BY SHAKING THE PAN .
   
7. Bake until inserted toothpick comes out clean. (About 40-50 minutes) Let cool completely before frosting.

BUTTER CAKE

Ingredients

2 cups Butter - softened
2 cups sugar
2 1/4 cups self-raising flour ( or use all purpose flour plus 1 1/2 tbsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt)
6 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla extract

Directions

1. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease the bottom of a 9x13 cake pan. Dust with flour. Tap out excess.
3. Crack the eggs into a cup and beat lightly with a fork.
4. Place all the ingredients in a large bowl.
5. Beat with an electric mixer for 2 minutes, until light and creamy.
6. Pour the batter into the pan.
7. Bake for 40 minutes or until risen and firm to touch. (I haven't quite perfected this step. I just check after 40 minutes and every 5 minutes thereafter until inserted toothpick comes out clean)
8. Allow to cool for a few minutes and then transfer to a wire rack.
9. Allow to cool fully before icing.


CHOCO FUDGE FROSTING

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Butter softened
1/3 cup Cocoa
3 cups Confectioner's Sugar
2 Tbsp Milk
Water, if result is too thick.

Directions:

Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add remaining ingredients, beating until smooth. Add water (a tablespoon at a time) if the frosting is not thin enough to spread.