Delightful Devil's Food Cake Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 6 tablespoons baking cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup brewed coffee
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• FILLING:
• 3/4 cup ricotta cheese
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 4 teaspoons orange juice concentrate
• 2 tablespoons chopped red candied cherries
• 2 tablespoons miniature semisweet chocolate chips
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• FROSTING:
• 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 3 to 4 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 4-1/2 teaspoons baking cocoa
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

• In a small bowl, combine the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Whisk the egg, buttermilk, coffee, oil and vanilla; add to dry ingredients until combined.
• Coat a 9-in. round baking pan with cooking spray and dust with flour. Add batter. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack. Cool completely.
• For filling, combine ricotta, sugar and orange juice concentrate; fold in cherries and chips. Cut cake in half vertically. Spread filling over one half; top with remaining half.
• In a bowl, beat cream until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar, cocoa and vanilla until stiff peaks form. Frost top and sides of cake. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 6 servings.

Delightful Devil's Food Cake published in Cooking for 2 Winter 2007, p33