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Ingredients
- 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 1 1/3 cups bleached all-purpose flour (spoon flour into dry-measure cup and level off)
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons ( 3/4 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 6 pieces
- 3/4 cup boiling water
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 6 tablespoons sour cream or buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
- Two 9-inch round cake pans, buttered and bottoms lined with parchment or wax paper
Method
- 1942 Devils Food Cake Layers
- Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
- Melt the chocolate in a large heatproof bowl set over hot, but not simmering, water.
- Let cool.
- Stir together the flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl, mixing well.
- Add the butter to the chocolate, then pour in the boiling water and stir well to mix.
- Whisk in the sugar and sour cream.
- Stir in the flour mixture.
- Whisk in the eggs.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pans and smooth the tops.
- Bake for about 25 to 30 minutes, or until the layers are well risen and firm to the touch; and a toothpick inserted emerges clean.
- Cool the layers in the pans on racks for 5 minutes, then unmold onto racks to finish cooling.
