Devil's Food Cake with Creamy Chocolate Frosting
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups (packed) golden brown sugar
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg white
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Creamy Chocolate Frosting
- Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 350F.
- Butter two 9-inch-diameter pans with 1 3/4-inch-high sides.
- Dust with flour; discard excess.
- Bring 3/4 cup water to boil in medium saucepan.
- Remove from heat.
- Whisk in cocoa to form paste.
- Cool slightly.
- Add buttermilk; whisk until blended.
- Whisk flour and next 3 ingredients in medium bowl to blend.
- Using electric mixer, beat sugar and next 4 ingredients in large bowl until light, about 5 minutes.
- Beat in cocoa mixture.
- Add dry ingredients and beat just until blended.
- Divide batter between prepared pans.
- Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
- Cool cakes in pans on rack 10 minutes.
- Turn cakes out onto racks; cool.
- Place 1 cake layer on platter.
- Spread 3/4 cup frosting over.
- Top with second layer.
- Spread remaining frosting over entire cake.
- (Can be made 1 day ahead.
- Cover with cake dome; let stand at room temperature.)
water, cocoa, buttermilk, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, golden brown sugar, mayonnaise, egg, egg white, vanilla, chocolate frosting
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/devils-food-cake-with-creamy-chocolate-frosting-102185 (may not work)