Preparation time
- Total: Approximately 110 minutes
- Preparation: 20 minutes
- Cooking: 90 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour (Maida)
- 2/3 cup Cocoa Powder
- 1-1/2 teaspoons Baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 3/4 cup Butter - softened
- 1-1/2 cups Caster Sugar
- 1-1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 3 Whole Eggs - or Flaxmeal Egg Replacer
- 3/4 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt)
- 1/2 teaspoon Red Food Color - (only optional)
- Chocolate ganache - as needed
- 3 tablespoons Flax seed powder (flax meal)
- 9 tablespoons Chilled water
Instructions
- To begin making the Rich Dark Devil's Food Cake Recipe, we will first preheat the oven to 180 C
- Grease and flour 2 - 8 inch cake round cake pans
- Keep aside
- To make the Flax Meal Egg Replacer If your recipe asks for 3 eggs, measure 3 tablespoons of flax meal along with 9 tablespoons of water
- Stir well and let the mixture rest for about 15 minutes
- This process of resting helps the flax meal mixture develop a gelatinous consistency similar to eggs
- To make the Batter Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa powder and keep aside
- In a large bowl or the bowl of the stand mixer, beat in the softened butter, vanilla and sugar until light and fluffy
- Add an egg at a time, whisking it into the butter mixture until light and fluffy(if making eggless, add the flaxmeal egg replacer)Gradually add in the butter milk and food coloring
- And finally, gradually fold in the flour mixture and continue to fold until the mixture is well blended and smooth
- Divide the chocolate cake batter into 2 greased baking pans and place in the preheated oven to bake for about 35 to 45 minutes, until a tester when inserted in the center comes out clean
- Once the cakes are baked, remove them from the oven and cool them completely
- While the cake is cooling, prepare the Chocolate Ganache recipe
- Place one cake on the serving tray in which you plan to set the cake
- Spread a generous portion of the chocolate ganache on the top of the cake
- Place the other cake over the bottom one and lightly press down
- Finally cover the whole cake with the Chocolate Ganache including the sides and the top
- Refrigerate the cake for at least 4 to 5 hours
- Serve the Rich Dark Chocolate Devils Food Cake along with a cup of coffee or as a dessert for parties
Other informations
The table below shows servings values and other necessary informations.
- Servings
- Cuisine
- Course
- Diet
- 6
- Continental
- Dessert
- Vegetarian