Linda123
Senior Cook
Is there a difference between chocolate cake and devil's food cake? if there is, what is the difference?
I think of devil's food cake as a more dense, dark chocolate cake more like a pound cake compared to the lighter regular chocolate cake.
Not at all, jabbur. Devils food cake, when it's done right, is just as light as any other good cake, with a tender crumb. As I recall, when I was a child, devil's food cake was very popular, and my mom made many for our birthday cakes, with 7 minute frosting. Her devil's food cakes, at least, had an over tone of red color (not at all like red velvet cake). Her recipe is gone along with her, so I can't tell you how it got that way but it was one of the best ever cakes. and NOTHING like a pound cake!
I agree - it has a very tender, moist, perfect crumb - much lighter than a pound cake. This is my favorite recipe: (I make it as a two-layer cake, omit the white frosting, and make extra chocolate ganache for both the filling and the frosting. I use Ghirardelli semisweet for the ganache):
DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE WITH FLUFFY WHITE FROSTING
Devil's Food Cake with Fluffy White Frosting at Godiva.com
Oh my, that looks good!
Not at all, jabbur. Devils food cake, when it's done right, is just as light as any other good cake, with a tender crumb. As I recall, when I was a child, devil's food cake was very popular, and my mom made many for our birthday cakes, with 7 minute frosting. Her devil's food cakes, at least, had an over tone of red color (not at all like red velvet cake). Her recipe is gone along with her, so I can't tell you how it got that way but it was one of the best ever cakes. and NOTHING like a pound cake!