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Suprise Devil’s Food Cake




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List of Ingredients




Nonstick vegetable-oil spray
1 ¼ cups cake flour
½ cup unsweetened, Dutch-processed cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup plus 2 tablespoons (1 ¼ sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup tomato juice

Fluffy White Frosting

½ cup light corn syrup
½ cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs whites
Pinch of salt
Pinch of cream of tartar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup confectioner’s sugar



Recipe



1. Make the Devil’s Food Cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F., arranging a rack in the middle position. Lightly coat two 9-inch round cake pans with nonstick vegetable-oil spray and line the bottoms with circles of baking parchment.

2. Sift the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt together 3 times.

3. Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar together at high speed for 15 seconds, or until combined. Add the eggs one at a time, beating until each is incorporated. Continue beating until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes more.

4. With the mixer on its lowest setting, beat in one theird of the flour mixture. Beat in the vanilla and half of the tomato juice, then another third of the flour. Beat in the rest of the tomato juice and then the remaining flour just until combined.

5. Divide the batter between the two pans and spread evenly. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 35 minutes, or until the center springs back when lightly pressed and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Transfer the pans to a rack to cool.

6. Make the Fluffy White Frosting: Put ¼ cup water, the corn syrup and ¼ cup of sugar in a small saucepan. Over high heat, bring to a boil for 3 full minutes. In the meantime, using an electric mixer and a completely clean and dry bowl, whisk the egg whites, salt and cream of tartar on high speed until creamy, foamy and just able to hold very soft peaks. Add the vanilla and sprinkle on the remaining ¼ cup sugar; continue to mix on slow speed. With the mixer running, carefully drizzle in the hot corn syrup mixture. Turn the mixer back to high speed and whisk until the mixture is fluffy, firm and cooled to room temperature.

7. Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and confectioners’ sugar until light and fluffy. Gently fold a third of the meringue into the butter mixture. Fold in the remainder of the meringue until completely blended.

8. Turn the cake out of the pans and trim the tops flat and level with a large serrated knife. Spread a ½ inch layer of frosting on one layer, then stack the other on top. Frost the top and sides of the cake with the remaining frosting.