RED DEVIL FOOD CAKE
Requirements:
1/4 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. Swans Down Flour, sifted
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. thick sour cream
1/2 c. boiling water
1/2 sq. chocolate
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
light and fluffy. Add beaten eggs. Beat mixture thoroughly. Sift together 3
times flour, baking powder, salt, and add alternately with sour cream to butter
mixture. Pour the boiling water into the melted chocolate. Add soda to
chocolate and stir until thick. Cool slightly before adding to cake batter.
Add vanilla and pour into 2 medium size layer cake pans. Bake in moderate 350
degree oven for 25 minutes.
1/4 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. Swans Down Flour, sifted
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. thick sour cream
1/2 c. boiling water
1/2 sq. chocolate
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
Procedure:
Cream shortening, add sugar gradually. Continue creaming until mixture islight and fluffy. Add beaten eggs. Beat mixture thoroughly. Sift together 3
times flour, baking powder, salt, and add alternately with sour cream to butter
mixture. Pour the boiling water into the melted chocolate. Add soda to
chocolate and stir until thick. Cool slightly before adding to cake batter.
Add vanilla and pour into 2 medium size layer cake pans. Bake in moderate 350
degree oven for 25 minutes.
