My Mom made the BEST chocolate cake on this earth. It saddened me that the recipe was not written down. I recently learned that my cousin Bernadette had a copy. Much to my surprise, I discovered that the recipe wasn’t my Mom’s, but it was my Aunt Anne’s recipe. I hope your family enjoys it as much as we all did.

Devil’s Food Cake

Recipe by Diane BeckerCourse: Dessert

Servings

servings

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 stick room temperature butter (Mom used Imperial margarine)
2 eggs
2 cups sour milk (add 1/4 teaspoon vinegar or lemon juice to the milk to sour it)
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
2 teaspoons vanilla
Dash of salt

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Grease and flour a 13×9″ pan
In a small bowl,whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt
Cream the sugar and butter together until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition
Add 1/2 of the flour, alternately with 1/2 of the sour milk and mix well.
Add the remaining flour, again alternating with the milk.
Add the cocoa powder, mixing well.
Add the vanilla and mix well.
10. Pour the batter into the prepared pan
11. Bake for 35 minutes or until the center of the cake springs back when you touch it.
12. Cool cake and then frost with your favorite chocolate frosting.