Need a little something to make you feel good all over. Then it's just the right time to bake a mouth-watering
devils food, chocolate pudding, whipped cream cake. This is a favorite
with my children and grandchildren. I especially like to make it when I
prepare a special birthday dinner for one of them.
Nana's M-m-m-m Good Cake
DEVIL's FOOD CAKE
2 cups sifted cake flour
2 cups sugar
- cup cocoa
l teaspoon baking soda
- teaspoon salt
- cup plus l tablespoon oil
1 - cups whole milk
l - teaspoon vanilla
3 large eggs
l teaspoon baking powder
Turn your oven on and set it to 350 degrees. In a large bowl sift flour,
sugar, cocoa, salt and baking soda. Add oil (I prefer Crisco oil) and half
the milk. Set electric mixer at low speed and add vanilla while mixing.
Mix for a minute just to blend the ingredients, scraping sides of bowl so
all is incorporated. Add remaining ingredients and beat at a higher speed
(usually 6 on the mixer) for 3 minutes scraping sides of bowl. Pour into a
greased l3"x9"x2" pan and bake for about 40 or 45 minutes (until a
toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean). Cool completely and
then turn out on a platter. Wrap loosely in tin foil and set aside. (Can
be made the day before.)
CHOCOLATE PUDDING FILLING
2 boxes MyT Fine Chocolate Pudding Mix
3 - cups milk
Empty pudding mix in saucepan containing the 3 - cups milk. Cook on medium
light stirring constantly until all the powdered mix is dissolved. Bring
to a rolling boil and pour into a container. Make this a day ahead of time
because it has to be cold when spread on the cake.
WHIPPED CREAM TOPPING AND FILLING
1 quart heavy whipping cream (divided)
8 tablespoons sugar (divided)
1 tablespoon confectioners sugar (divided)
Pour half of the cream into a mixing bowl, add 4 tablespoons sugar and -
tablespoon confectioners sugar. Beat on high speed until thick. Do not
overbeat or you will start to make butter. Repeat in a different bowl with
the rest of the ingredients. Set aside in the refrigerator (not too long
or it will need more beating) until you assemble cake.
ASSEMBLY OF CAKE
Carefully slice cake in half lengthwise with a wire cake slicer. Seat
aside top layer. Spread bottom layer with all of the chocolate pudding.
Take one of the bowls of whip cream and spread it on top of the pudding
with a spatula taking care to cover the sides of the cake. Very, very
carefully place the top layer on. Spread it with the rest of the cream
making sure to cover the sides so that none of the chocolate pudding is
showing through. Swirl the top with a knife and add some chocolate
sprinkles on top of the cream. Place a cherry in the middle and you are
ready to serve. M-m-m-m good!