Devil's Food Cake
A chocolatey moist cake that is so sinfully delicious, it earns the name.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 1 cup (150g) flour
- ¾ cup (180mL) milk
- ¾ cup (150g) sugar
- ¼ cup (60mL) oil
- 1 large (50g) egg
- ½ cup (40g) cocoa powder
- 1 tsp (5mL) vanilla
- ½ tsp (3g) baking soda
- ½ tsp (2.5g) salt
For the Glaze
- 1 cup (125g) powdered sugar
- 1-3 tbs (15-45mL) milk
- 1 tbs (5g) cocoa powder
- ¼ tsp (1.25g) salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (180C.)
- Grease and flour one 8" (20cm) cake pan or line with parchment paper.
- Combine flour, cocoa, sugar, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat egg, oil, milk and vanilla until smooth. Add flour mixture and beat until you no longer see lumps, about 1 minute. Pour immediately into prepared pan.
- Bake 30 - 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Center should read between 190F (88C) and 210F (99C.)
- Cool in pan on wire rack.
Chocolate glaze
- Combine powdered sugar, salt and cocoa in a small bowl. Add milk, one teaspoon at a time, stirring until desired consistency is achieved.
- Spread on top of cake. Allow icing to dry before serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 slice | Calories: 181.6 kcal | Carbohydrates: 32.7 g | Protein: 2 g | Fat: 5.2 g | Saturated Fat: 0.5 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.3 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2.7 g | Sodium: 62.6 mg | Fiber: 0.6 g