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Devil's Food Cake
Devil's food Cake probably goes way back and originated from the southern states where it was made from beets and cocoa.
Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 8 people
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1½ cup all-purpose flour , sifted
- ½ cup cocoa powder , sifted
- 1¼ cup soft brown sugar
- 3 oz. dark chocolate
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (soft)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
For the ganache
- 6 oz. dark chocolate
- 3 oz. milk chocolate
- 1 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Grease three 8-inch (20cm) diameter springform pans or circular entremet moulds with a little butter and line the bottom with parchment paper.
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Chocolate Sauce
- Dilute coffee in the milk.
- Take ⅓ cup (90g) of brown sugar and mix with the cocoa and the coffee with milk in a saucepan.
- Heat over low heat for a few minutes. Stir to dissolve the sugar.
- Turn off the heat, then add the chopped dark chocolate and stir until melted. Let cool.
- Preheat oven to 320F/160C.
- In a mixer bowl, cream the butter with the remaining brown sugar until the mixture is airy.
- Stir in the egg yolks one at a time, vanilla and chocolate sauce and finally the flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
- Separately, beat the egg whites until stiff with a pinch of salt and a few drops of lemon juice or white vinegar and very gently incorporate into the chocolate mixture.
- Divide the quantity equally in the 3 pans and bake at mid-height in the oven for 20 minutes.
- Check that the cake is fully baked by poking a toothpick in the middle of the cake. It should come out dry.
- After cooking, let stand cakes out of the oven for 10 minutes before unmolding.
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Ganache
- Melt the dark chocolate and milk chocolate cut into pieces in a water bath (bain marie).
- Off the heat, add the heavy cream and let cool at room temperature.
Cake Assembly
- Place one of the 3 cakes on a serving platter, and spread a third of the ganache evenly.
- Ask a second cake circle, and spread another third of the ganache
- Add the last cake and finish by spreading the last third of ganache.