Southern Devil's Food Cake
- 1 lb. semisweet chocolate (preferably 58% cacao), finely chopped
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 oz. (2 Tbs.) unsalted butter, softened
- 6 oz. (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened; more for the pans
- 8 oz. (1-3/4 cups) all-purpose flour; more for the pans
- 2 cups packed dark brown sugar
- 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs, at room temperature
- 2-1/4 oz. (3/4 cup) unsweetened Dutch-processed cocoa powder
- 1-1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- 1-1/2 cups buttermilk, preferably low fat, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- This recipe is vegetarian
- Condiments
- Mayonnaise (1/4 cup)
- Cooking & Baking
- All-purpose flour (8 oz.)
- Baking powder (1 tsp.)
- Baking soda (1 1/4 tsp.)
- Brown sugar, packed dark (2 cups)
- Chocolate, semisweet (1 lb.)
- Dutch-processed cocoa, unsweetened powder (2 1/4 oz.)
- Kosher salt (1 tsp.)
- Vanilla extract, pure (2 tsp.)
- Dairy
- Butter, unsalted (7 oz.)
- Buttermilk (1 1/2 cups)
- Heavy cream (2 cups)
- Refrigerated
- Eggs, large (3)
Preparation
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Published December 30, 2009 (3 years ago).
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