Red Devil's Food Cake And Red Devil's Food Cake Icing

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 egg, well beaten
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup sour milk
• 1/2 cup coffee (hot)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/2 cup shortening (crisco)
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375.
• 2 grease and flour a long pyrex dish.
• 3 cream sugar and shortening until sugar is fluffy.
• 4 add well beaten egg.
• 5 sift together the flour, cocoa, salt, and baking soda.
• 6 add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with sour milk.
• 7 add hot coffee and vanilla.
• 8 beat until well mixed.
• 9 pour into prepared pan. bake until done but do not overcook.
• 10 icing: mix sugar, salt, and cocoa together.
• 11 add shortening and milk.
• 12 bring to a swift boil.
• 13 cook for 1 minute, stirring well.
• 14 remove from heat.
• 15 beat with electric mixer until thick and smooth.
• 16 if it begins to thicken too much, add a tablespoon of heavy cream.