Easiest Way to Prepare Appetizing Devil's Food Cake

Devil's Food Cake.

You can have Devil's Food Cake using 9 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Devil's Food Cake

1. It's 2 cup of sugar.
2. It's 2 large of eggs.
3. You need 1 stick of butter (1/2 cup), softened.
4. It's 2 tsp of baking soda.
5. It's 2 1/2 cup of all purpose flour.
6. You need 1/2 cup of cocoa powder.
7. You need 1/8 tsp of salt.
8. You need 2 tsp of vanilla extract (I use extra).
9. You need 2 cup of buttermilk or sour milk (make sour milk by putting 2 tablespoons lemon juice or vinegar in a 2 cup measuring cup; add enough milk to make 2 cups).

Devil's Food Cake instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F..
2. Grease and flour a 9 X 13 inch pan, two 9 inch round pans, or three 8 inch round pans and set aside..
3. In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and the sugar until fluffy..
4. Add the eggs and beat well..
5. Alternate adding the buttermilk and the flour..
6. Add the baking soda, cocoa, vanilla and salt..
7. Mix well..
8. Pour into the pan(s) and bake for 40 to 50 minutes for a 9 X 13 pan or 20 to 25 minutes for the round pans..
9. The cake is done when the center springs back when touched..
10. Let cool completely before frosting..