*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                            Devil's Food Cake

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Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cakes                            Chocolate

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     3/4  C             Cocoa
   1 1/3  C             Sugar
     2/3  C             Vegetable Shortening Like Crisco
   1      Tsp           Salt
   1      Tsp           Vanilla Extract
   1      C             Buttermilk
   3                    Eggs
   1 3/4  C             Cake Flour -- sifted
   1 1/4  tsp           Baking Soda
                        White Mountain Icing -- (see recipe)

Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine cocoa and sugar. Place shortening, salt,
and vanilla in a mixing bowl. Add sugar-cocoa mixture in fifths, creaming
100 strokes (about 2 mins with electric mixer) after each addition and
adding 2 Tbs of the buttermilk after the 3rd addition of the sugar-cocoa
mixture. Add eggs, one at a time, beating 100 strokes after each addition.
Sift flour and baking soda together 3 times. Add flour in fourths,
alternating with remaining milk in thirds, beating 50 strokes for each
addition of flour and 25 strokes for each addition of milk. Pour into 2
greased and floured 9-inch layer pans and bake for 25 to 35 mins. Prepare
icing and spread on each layer and sides of cooled cake.


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