Marshmallow Devils Food Cake

MARSHMALLOW CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, place cake mix, water, oil, and eggs; beat until well combined. Pour batter into a greased 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes, or until cake tests done with a wooden pick.
• Remove cake from oven and immediately pour marshmallows evenly over the top. Set aside.
• Place butter, sugar, and evaporated milk in a medium-sized saucepan.
• Bring to a boil over medium to medium-high heat, stirring frequently; boil for 30 seconds.
• Remove from heat; add chocolate chips and vanilla extract. Whisk until chocolate chips are melted and icing is thickened and glossy.
• Working quickly, pour over marshmallows and smooth with a rubber spatula.
• Allow to cool completely.

MARSHMALLOW-DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare cake batter and bake in 2 (9-inch) round cake pans as directed on package . Cool completely.
• Coarsely chop 12 of the cookies. Add to 2 cups of the whipped topping in large bowl along with 1-1/2 cups of the marshmallows; stir gently until well blended.
• Place 1 of the cake layers on serving plate; spread with the whipped topping mixture. Cover with the second cake layer. Frost top with the remaining 1 cup whipped topping. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Top with the remaining 8 cookies, halved, and the remaining 1 cup marshmallows just before serving. Store leftover cake in refrigerator.

DEVIL'S-FOOD CAKE WITH TOASTED-MARSHMALLOW FROSTING

Steps:

• Place oven rack in the middle position, and heat the oven to 350 degrees. Line 3 8-by-3-inch anodized-aluminum cake pans with parchment paper, and grease them.
• Combine butter and coffee in a 5-quart saucepan, and set over low heat to melt. Remove from heat, and whisk in the cocoa, chocolate, brown sugar, vanilla and salt, until there are no lumps of cocoa or unmelted chocolate. After mixing, add the eggs and yolks, and whisk well to combine. Sift flour and baking soda right into the pan, then whisk thoroughly to combine, making sure there are no pockets of flour. Divide batter among the three cake pans (about 23-24 ounces each).
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until the cakes are firm, but a light touch with a finger still leaves an impression, and a few crumbs cling to a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake.
• Set aside on a wire rack until the pans, and the cakes, are completely cool to the touch, about 90 minutes.
• Fill a 3-quart pot with 1 1/2 inches of water, and place over medium-low heat. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the egg whites, sugar, salt, cream of tartar and vanilla. Place the bowl over the steaming water bath, and use a spatula to stir and scrape down the bowl, keeping the mass moving over the steam for about 10 minutes, or until a digital thermometer inserted into the mixture reads 175 degrees.
• Place the bowl in the stand mixer with the whisk attachment, and whip on high speed until it quadruples in volume and turns thick and glossy, about 5 minutes.
• Loosen the sides of the cakes with a knife and invert them onto a wire rack. Peel away the parchment paper, then flip cakes right-side up again. Use a long serrated knife to evenly trim the puffy tops off the cakes (set these aside for snacking).
• Place one cake, cut-side up, onto a serving plate. Top with a cup of frosting, and spread it into an even layer with a small palette knife or the back of a spoon. Repeat with the second and third layers, placing these cut-side down. Finish the sides of the cake with remaining frosting, then lightly torch with a blowtorch, so the frosting turns golden brown.

THE ULTIMATE DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE

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 CUPCAKES WITH MARSHMALLOW FROSTING

Steps:

• Cake.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In electric mixer set on medium cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time until completely mixed.
• In a small mixing bowl combine hot water and cocoa powder, mix until smooth.
• Lower speed on mixer and slowly add cocoa mixture.
• In a large mixing bowl sift flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda; add to mixer alternately with sour cream.
• Mix coffee gradules with vanilla extract until dissolved then add to batter. Making sure to scarpe down sides of bowl until completely combined.
• Place liner in muffin tin. I spray liners with non-stick to make them come out easier.
• Fill liner 1/3 full or slightly more for rounder tops.
• Place on middle rack for 12 to 15 minutes. Done when toothpick comes out clean.
• Remove and allow to completely cool then frost.
• Frosting.
• Beat butter on high in electric mixer until creamy.
• Add marshmallow creme, mix completely.
• Slowly add confectioner's sugar a little at a time, followed by vanilla, corn syrup and salt. Beat until smooth.

DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE WITH FLUFFY FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter two 8-inch round cake pans and line with parchment; butter parchment and dust pans with cocoa.
• Whisk boiling water into cocoa until smooth; whisk in sour cream. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
• In a large bowl, using a mixer, beat butter and 2 1/4 cups sugar on medium-high until fluffy and pale yellow. Beat in whole eggs, one at a time, until incorporated. With mixer on low, add flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with 2 additions cocoa mixture, and beat until combined. Fold in 4 teaspoons vanilla.
• Divide batter among pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes, rotating pans halfway through. Transfer pans to wire racks and let cool completely. Remove cakes from pans and discard parchment. Trim cakes if desired.
• In a heatproof bowl set over (not in) a pan of simmering water, whisk together remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar, egg whites, and corn syrup until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat; using mixer, beat on high until stiff, fluffy peaks form, about 5 minutes. Fold in remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla.
• Transfer a cake layer to a serving plate and top with 1 cup frosting. Stack second cake on top and cover top and sides with remaining frosting.