THE ULTIMATE DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE
Not for the faint of heart, our version of devil's food cake is infused with melted chocolate (in addition to the usual cocoa powder) and sour cream to create a richer chocolate flavor and help it stay moist. Get our step-by-step guide here.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter two 9-inch round cake pans. Line bottoms with parchment rounds; butter parchment. Stir together boiling water, cocoa, and chocolate in a bowl. Let cool 10 minutes. Whisk together flour, baking powder and soda, and salt in another bowl.
- In a mixing bowl, beat butter with sugar on medium-high until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at a time, scraping down sides of bowl. Beat in vanilla, then chocolate mixture. Reduce speed to low; beat in flour mixture in two additions, alternating with sour cream, until just combined.
- Divide batter evenly between prepared pans, smoothing tops with an offset spatula. Bake until a tester inserted in centers comes out with moist crumbs attached, 35 to 40 minutes.
- Let cakes cool in pans on a wire rack 20 minutes. Turn out onto rack, top-sides up; let cool completely. With a serrated knife, trim tops of cakes so they're level.
- Line the edges of a cake stand or plate with strips of parchment. Place one cake layer on stand, trimmed-side up, and spread 1 1/2 cups buttercream evenly over top. Top with remaining cake layer, trimmed-side down.
- Spread a thin layer of buttercream over top and sides. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes (this ensures a crumb-free finish). Spread remaining frosting evenly over top and sides. Cake can be stored in refrigerator up to 1 day; bring to room temperature before serving.
DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE WITH MILK CHOCOLATE FROSTING
This devilishly delicious, light and airy, all-occasion cake recipe was adapted from "Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook," and the frosting recipe is courtesy of Matt Lewis of Baked.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Yield Makes one 9-inch layer cake or 3 dozen standard cupcakes
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter two 9-by-2-inch round cake pans; line bottoms with parchment paper. Butter parchment; dust with cocoa powder, tapping out excess.
- In a medium bowl, whisk cocoa with hot water until smooth. Whisk in sour cream; let cool. Into a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating to combine after each; scrape down sides of bowl as needed. Beat in vanilla. With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture in two parts, alternating with the cocoa mixture and beginning and ending with the flour; beat until combined.
- Divide batter between prepared pans (or cupcake tins); smooth with an offset spatula. Bake until a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes (or 18 to 20 minutes for cupcakes).
- Transfer pans to a wire rack to cool 15 minutes. Invert cakes onto rack; peel off parchment. Re-invert cakes; let cool completely, top sides up.
- Make the frosting: Finely chop both the bittersweet and milk chocolates. Place into a mixing bowl. Set aside.
- In a small saucepan, bring heavy cream and corn syrup to a boil. Take off the heat and pour over chocolate. Let stand for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Starting in the center, whisk towards the edges of the bowl until the chocolate is smooth. Let cool at room temperature.
- Using a stand mixer with a whisk attachment, beat at medium speed and gradually add butter until frosting is smooth and silky.
- Using a serrated knife, trim tops of cake layers to make level. Transfer one of the layers to a cake turntable or platter to frost. With an offset spatula, spread top with 3/4 cup milk chocolate frosting. Place the second cake layer on top.
- For the crumb coat, spread the entire cake with a thin coat of frosting using an offset spatula. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Spread the entire cake with remaining frosting, swirling to coat in a decorative fashion. Serve immediately, or refrigerate, covered with a cake dome. Let sit at room temperature for about 20 minutes before serving.
FUDGY DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE GANACHE FROSTING
For the ultimate chocolate lover, make this rich, dense chocolate cake with an equally intense, chocolatey frosting.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Yield Makes one 9-inch layer cake or 3 dozen standard cupcakes
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter two 9-by-2-inch round cake pans; line bottoms with parchment paper rounds. Butter parchment; dust with cocoa powder, tapping out excess.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together cocoa and hot water until smooth. Whisk in sour cream; let cool, then whisk in chocolate. Into a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating to combine after each addition; scrape down sides of bowl as needed. Beat in vanilla. With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture in two parts, alternating with the cocoa mixture and beginning and ending with the flour; beat until combined.
- Divide batter between prepared pans (or muffin tins lined with paper liners); smooth with an offset spatula. Bake until a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes (18 to 20 minutes for cupcakes).
- Transfer pans to a wire rack to cool 15 minutes. Invert cakes onto rack; peel off parchment. Re-invert cakes; let cool completely, top sides up.
- Using a serrated knife, trim tops of cake layers to level. Transfer a cake layer to a cake turntable or platter to frost. Using an offset spatula, spread 3/4 cup frosting on top. Set remaining cake layer into place.
- Spread remaining frosting over entire cake, swirling to coat. Serve immediately, or cover with a cake dome and refrigerate; let sit at room temperature for 20 minutes before serving.
CHOCOLATE FROSTING FOR DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE
Provided by Alton Brown
Time 15m
Yield 2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Beat the butter and mayonnaise in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, on high, until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. With the mixer on low, slowly add the melted chocolate. Continue mixing on low speed until all of the chocolate is incorporated, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Turn off the mixer and add one-third of the sugar. Mix on low to combine, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Repeat until all of the sugar has been incorporated. Add the salt and continue to beat until the frosting is smooth and lightens slightly in color, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Use immediately or store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 hours or refrigerate for up to a week. Bring to room temperature before using chilled frosting.
DEVIL'S FOOD LAYER CAKE WITH PEPPERMINT FROSTING
This showstopping cake is layered with dark chocolate ganache and white chocolate cream, then topped with marshmallowy peppermint frosting. To give the final product pastry-shop flair, set a pile of chocolate curls in the center. Or lean chocolate shards against each other, teepee style I saw a photo, a mighty beautiful one, of this cake and it was like I was mesmerized! We will use it for the Christmas Dinner that we have for the resident's and all of their family members. Bon Apetit Magazine, Cover Photo, December 2008.Recipe by pastry chef, Claudia Fleming, co-owner of The North Fork Table & Inn in New York.
Provided by Manami
Categories < 4 Hours
Time 2h10m
Yield 1 4 LAYER CAKE
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- PREPARE CAKE:.
- Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 350°F
- Butter two 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 2-inch-high sides.
- Dust pans with flour; tap out excess.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar in medium bowl to blend.
- Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl until well blended.
- Beat in eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Beat in yolk.
- Add cocoa and beat until well blended.
- Add flour mixture in 3 additions alternately with ice water in 2 additions, beginning and ending with flour mixture and beating until just blended and smooth after each addition.
- Divide batter between prepared pans; smooth tops.
- Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
- Cool cakes in pans on racks 15 minutes; invert cakes onto racks and cool completely.
- *(Can be made 1 day ahead. Wrap in foil; store at room temperature.)
- PREPARE DARK CHOCOLATE GANACHE:.
- Bring cream and corn syrup to simmer in medium saucepan.
- Remove from heat; add chocolate and whisk until melted and smooth.
- Transfer to small bowl; chill until firm enough to spread, about 1 hour.
- **(Can be made 1 day ahead. Before using, let stand at room temperature until soft enough to spread, about 30 minutes.)
- PREPARE WHITE CHOCLATE CREAM:.
- Place white chocolate in large heatproof bowl.
- Bring 1 cup cream to simmer in saucepan.
- Pour hot cream over white chocolate.
- Let stand 1 minute; whisk until smooth; whisk in extract.
- Cover; chill until mixture thickens and is cold, at least 4 hours.
- ***(Can be made 1 day ahead. Chill).
- Add 2 cups chilled cream to white chocolate cream and beat until smooth and peaks form.
- ****(Can be made 3 hours ahead. Cover and chill. Rewhisk to thicken, if necessary, before using.)
- ASSEMBLING THE CAKE:.
- Using long serrated knife, cut each cake horizontally in half.
- Place 1 cake layer on platter, cut side up.
- Spread 1/3 of dark chocolate ganache over cake.
- Spoon 2 cups white chocolate cream in dollops over cake; spread evenly to edges.
- Top with second cake layer, cut side down; spread 1/3 of ganache over, then 2 cups white chocolate cream.
- Repeat with third cake layer, cut side up, remaining ganache, and remaining cream.
- Cover with fourth cake layer, cut side down.
- Chill while preparing frosting.
- PREPARE PEPPERMINT FROSTING:.
- Combine sugar, 1/2 cup water, egg whites, and corn syrup in large bowl of heavy-duty stand mixer.
- Whisk by hand to blend well.
- Set bowl with mixture over saucepan of gently simmering water; whisk constantly with hand whisk until mixture resembles marshmallow creme and ribbons form when whisk is lifted, 8 to 9 minutes.
- Whisk in peppermint extract.
- Remove bowl from over water and attach bowl to heavy-duty stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment.
- Beat on high speed until mixture is barely warm to touch and very thick, 7 to 8 minutes.
- Using offset spatula and working quickly, spread frosting over top and sides of cake.
- Sprinkle chocolate curls over top and sides.
- ***** (DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome; chill.).
- E N J O Y !
Nutrition Facts : Calories 12505.4, Fat 712.5, SaturatedFat 435.6, Cholesterol 2792.8, Sodium 5861.4, Carbohydrate 1500.5, Fiber 44.7, Sugar 1124.8, Protein 130.9
CHOCOLATE GANACHE FROSTING FOR FUDGY DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE
This rich, thick frosting is the perfect topper for our Fudgy Devil's Food Cake. Martha made this recipe on Martha Bakes episode 603.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Yield Makes 4 cups
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Combine chocolate and corn syrup in a large heatproof bowl. Bring cream just to a simmer over medium-high heat; pour over chocolate mixture. Let stand, without stirring, until chocolate begins to melt.
- Beginning near the center and working outward, whisk melted chocolate into cream until mixture is combined and smooth. Continue to whisk until frosting just barely begins to hold its shape and is slightly lighter in color. Use immediately (frosting will continue to thicken after whisking).
DEVILS FOOD 4 LAYER CAKE WITH PEPPERMINT FROSTING
The cake is layered with dark chocolate ganache and white chocolate cream, then topped with marshmallowy peppermint frosting. I found it in Bon Appetit Dec. 2008. This cake is heavenly!!!
Provided by Flavor VIsion
Categories Dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- For cake:
- Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 350°F Butter two 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 2-inch-high sides. Dust pans with flour; tap out excess. Whisk first 4 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Using electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in large bowl until well blended. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in yolk. Add cocoa and beat until well blended. Add flour mixture in 3 additions alternately with ice water in 2 additions, beginning and ending with flour mixture and beating until just blended and smooth after each addition. Divide batter between prepared pans; smooth tops.
- Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool cakes in pans on racks 15 minutes. Invert cakes onto racks and cool completely. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Wrap in foil; store at room temperature.
- For dark chocolate ganache:.
- Bring cream and corn syrup to simmer in medium saucepan. Remove from heat; add chocolate and whisk until melted and smooth. Transfer to small bowl. Chill until firm enough to spread, about 1 hour. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Before using, let stand at room temperature until soft enough to spread, about 30 minutes.
- For white chocolate cream:
- Place white chocolate in large heatproof bowl. Bring 1 cup cream to simmer in saucepan. Pour hot cream over white chocolate. Let stand 1 minute; whisk until smooth. Whisk in extract. Cover; chill until mixture thickens and is cold, at least 4 hours. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Chill.
- Add 2 cups chilled cream to white chocolate cream and beat until smooth and peaks form. DO AHEAD: Can be made 3 hours ahead. Cover and chill. Rewhisk to thicken, if necessary, before using.
- Using long serrated knife, cut each cake horizontally in half. Place 1 cake layer on platter, cut side up. Spread 1/3 of dark chocolate ganache over cake. Spoon 2 cups white chocolate cream in dollops over cake; spread evenly to edges. Top with second cake layer, cut side down; spread 1/3 of ganache over, then 2 cups white chocolate cream. Repeat with third cake layer, cut side up, remaining ganache, and remaining cream. Cover with fourth cake layer, cut side down. Chill while preparing frosting.
- For peppermint frosting:
- Combine sugar, 1/2 cup water, egg whites, and corn syrup in large bowl of heavy-duty stand mixer. Whisk by hand to blend well. Set bowl with mixture over saucepan of gently simmering water; whisk constantly with hand whisk until mixture resembles marshmallow creme and ribbons form when whisk is lifted, 8 to 9 minutes. Whisk in peppermint extract. Remove bowl from over water and attach bowl to heavy-duty stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment. Beat on high speed until mixture is barely warm to touch and very thick, 7 to 8 minutes.
- Using offset spatula and working quickly, spread frosting over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle chocolate curls over top and sides. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome; chill.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1563.2, Fat 89.1, SaturatedFat 54.5, Cholesterol 349.1, Sodium 732.7, Carbohydrate 187.6, Fiber 5.6, Sugar 140.6, Protein 16.4
DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE WITH BITTERSWEET CHOCOLATE FROSTING
Steps:
- Cake: Set rack in lower 1/3 of oven. Preheat oven to 350. Grease & flour 2 8-inch round pans; line bottoms with parchment/wax paper Sift flour, baking soda & salt into separate bowl set aside Place cocoa in sm bowl. Add 1/2 c lukewarm water, whisk to combine, set aside Pour buttermilk, 1/2 c water & vanilla into liquid cup measure Crack eggs into sm bowl & whisk together Place butter in bowl of heavy-duty mixer fitted with flat beater. Cream butter on medium until butter is smooth & lighter in color, 30-45 sec Reduce speed to low; add sugars in steady stream. Then stop machine & scrape down sides. The mixture will be sandy. Increase speed to med & cream until mixture is light in color, fluffy in texture, & appears as one mass, 5-7 min With mixer on med, pour eggs in very slowly. Continue to cream, scraping sides of bowl at least once until mixture appears fluffy & velvety. Stop machine & spoon in cooled cocoa mix. Turn mixer back up to med & mix just until incorporated Using rubber spatula stir in 1/4 of flour mix. And 1/3 of buttermilk mixture stirring to blend. Repeat procedure, alternating dry & liquid. With each, scrape sides of bowl & continue mixing until smooth, never adding liquid if any flour is visible Pour batter into prepared pans & level. Bake 22-25 min or until center springs back slightly when touched & sides contract from pan Place cake pans on rack to cool for 5-10 min. Remove from pans & let cool completely before frosting Frosting: Chop chocolate finely & melt over double boiler stirring until smooth & shiny. Remove from heat Sift sugar over chocolate. Add hot water. Stir to combine with rubber spatula. Mixture will thicken to chocolate paste Add 1 egg & stir to combine before adding other egg. Stir in vanilla Place butter in mixer bowl & beat until smooth. Add 1/2 of chocolate mixture to butter, beating gently until smooth. Add this mixture to remaining chocolate & stir until smooth with rubber spatula. Use immediately
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