Authentic Devil's Food Cake Recipe United States of America, North America

Name: Devil's Food Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: CAKE; 1/3 cup (40g) cocoa powder; 4 oz (110g) bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped; 1 cup (240 ml) boiling water; 2 tsp vanilla; 1 cup (225g) buttermilk; 1/2 cup (110g) butter, softened; 1/2 cup (120 ml) vegetable oil; 1 cup (220g) firmly packed dark brown sugar; 1 cup (200g) sugar; 3 large eggs, at room temperature; 2 ¼ cups (255g) cake flour; 1 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp salt; CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM; 1 cup (225g) unsalted butter, softened; 3 ½ cups (430g) powdered sugar; 1/2 cup (60g) cocoa powder; 1/2 tsp salt (if using salted butter, reduce to 1/4 tsp of salt); 2 tsp vanilla; 4-5 tbsp whole milk or heavy cream

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