Name: Nana Edie's Devil's Food Cake
Cook time: 1 1/2 hr
Total time: 3 1/4 hr
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 1/2 cup milk (not nonfat); 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar; 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped; 1 stick unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 1 cup water; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 cups sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1 cup heavy cream; 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped; 1 stick unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 1 teaspoon vanilla

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Nana Edie's Devil's Food CakeAnna Williams

This recipe, all the rage at the turn of the previous century, makes the quintessential layer cake—old-fashioned and toothsome.

Cooks' note:

The old-fashioned frosting will have a slightly grainy texture, like some types of fudge.

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