red devil's food cake

Recipe 5

Red Devils Food Cake

2 1/2 c flour

3/4 c. sour milk (2 T. lemon juice)

1/2 c. carob powdered cocoa

1/2 c. water

2 t. soda

1 3/4 c. sugar

2/4 c. butter

2 egg yolks, beaten

2 egg whites

1/2 t. vanilla

Add cocoa, soda and water (let stand in bowl). Cream sugar, butter, add beaten yolks, add flout and milk. Add cocoa, fold in egg whites, add vanilla. Pour into 9 x 12 cake pan. Bake in moderate oven 350 degrees  for 60 mins. Cool. White Frosting, pour on better chocolate. 

I don't make cakes by scratch very often, but when you do there is nothing better. I especially like making cakes in layers like this one. My grandma's recipe does not call for red food coloring, but I think I would add it to get the really red color. Make a cake for someone this weekend, it will make their day!

My Grandma made cakes for certain occasions,  Christmas (Baby Jesus, save for another day) or for birthdays, and she always put it on a cake plate. If she had little Norwegian flags on toothpicks available, those would go on top. She loved her heritage and her "home" country Norway. So many memories of her Bunads, jewelry and songs. More on that to come!

love, krissy girl