Old Devil's Food Cake

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup	55g / 1.9oz	Cocoa - (scant)
1/2 cup	118ml	Hot water
3/4 cup	148g / 5.2oz	Margarine
1 3/4 cups	346g / 12oz	Sugar
2		Eggs - slightly beaten
1 cup	237ml	Milk - minus 1 tbsp.
1 tablespoon	15ml	Vinegar
2 1/2 cups	156g / 5.5oz	Cake flour
2 teaspoons	10ml	Baking soda
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla

Recipe Instructions

In a small bowl combine cocoa with hot water. Let cool.

In a large bowl cream together the margarine and sugar. Add eggs and beat until fluffy. Stir in cocoa mixture.

Mix milk and vinegar. Mix flour and soda. Add alternately with milk to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.

Add vanilla and mix until smooth. Line 3 nine inch cake pans with wax paper, covering bottom and 1/4" of the sides.

Do not grease or flour. Divide batter into the three pans.

Bake at 350F for 20 to 25 minutes or until a wood pick comes out clean.

Ice with caramel icing.

Source:
"The Greek Cookery Book" by Sofia Souli

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