Sympathy for the devil's food cake
Cakes
I've had cake on the brain for the past week. And after hearing Sympathy for the Devil on the radio like ten times over the past 4 days, someone was sending me a subliminal message, so I felt compelled to make this cake. <br /> <br />There are a few stories about how Devil's Food Cake got its name. One is the cake's red hue - the devil's favorite color. The combination of natural cocoa powder (acidic) and baking soda (alkaline), gives the cake its reddish tone. And the other reason is simply that the cake is so good, it's sinful. I think mine falls under both categories - reddish and sinfully delicious. <br /> <br />The Sweet Spice is adapted from the recipe for Sweet Spice in Eat Tweet by Maureen Evans. The cake is adapted from my Fudgy Chocolate Stout Cake here in the food52 archives. <br /> <br />I've often substituted all coffee for the liquid in this cake recipe, so feel free to replace the beer and water with coffee.
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