1 h 15 min477.9 kcal16 portions

The Only Chocolate Cake Recipe You'll Ever Need! (Devil's Food)

Name: The Only Chocolate Cake Recipe You'll Ever Need! (Devil's Food)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 2 CUP all-purpose flour; 1 TEASPOON salt; 1 TEASPOON baking powder; 2 TEASPOON baking soda; 3/4 CUP sugar; 2 CUP milk; 1 PIECE eggs; 1 TEASPOON vanilla; 1 CUP milk; 2 CUP all-purpose flour; 1 TABLESPOON butter; 1 TABLESPOON shortening; 5 CUP sugar; 1/2 TEASPOON vanilla

#Kid Friendly#Potluck#Weeknight#For Large Groups#Oven

This chocolate cake is absolutely thee best we have ever had. It is so moist and rich, I never make anything else (unless I am short on time :) The frosting recipe included goes perfectly with this cake, but you can use any frosting you like. Try this once and you'll see why I call it "The Only Chocolate Cake Recipe You'll Ever Need"!! Adding 2/18/06: I want to note that I recently used sweetened whipped heavy cream with vanilla and it was just as fabulous as the frosting recipe listed, plus much easier. I also used hazelnut coffee in the cake and it added even more of a little extra something!

Ingredients

2 CUP all-purpose flour1 TEASPOON salt1 TEASPOON baking powder2 TEASPOON baking soda3/4 CUP sugar2 CUP milk1 PIECE eggs1 TEASPOON vanilla1 CUP milk2 CUP all-purpose flour1 TABLESPOON butter1 TABLESPOON shortening5 CUP sugar1/2 TEASPOON vanilla

Procedure

Preheat oven to 325°F.
In a large mixing bowl, sift together dry ingredients. Add oil, coffee and milk and mix at medium speed for 2 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla and beat 2 more minutes. Expect batter to be thin.
Pour into a 9" x 13" greased and floured pan or 2- 9" round pans. Bake 9 x 13 pan for about 45 minutes or 9" pans for about 30 minutes. Cool in pans for about 15 minutes and then cool completely on racks.
While cake is cooling make the icing: Combine the milk and flour in a saucepan and cook over low heat until thick, whisking constantly. Cover and refrigerate until chilled.
In a medium bowl, beat butter, shortening, sugar and vanilla until creamy. Add chilled milk and flour mixture and beat for 10 minutes. Frost cooled cake and enjoy! The frosting sounds intimidating, but it is worth it! By the way, for some reason, we prefer this cake chilled, right out of the refrigerator. The rich chocolate and cool frosting just seem to taste best this way.

Nutritional values

Calories

477.9 kcal

Proteins

4.5 g

Carbohydrates

55.1 g

Fats

28.2 g

Saturated fats

8.2 g

Fiber

1.8 g

Sugar

37.6 g

Cholesterol

42.8 mg

Sodium

401.8 mg

Portions