Devil's Food Cake              G.Desserts (Cakes, Filling, and Frostings) No.012
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|Yield:  100 Portions                                     Each Portion: 1 Piece|
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|Pan Size: 18 by 26 inch Sheet Pan                          Temp.: 350 'F. Oven|
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|    Ingredients     | Weights  | Measures |              Method               |
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|Flour, All Purpose  |  2LB  8OZ| 2.50 Qrt | 1. Sift together flour, sugar,    |
|Sugar, Extra Fine Gr|  4LB  8OZ| 2.50 Qrt |    salt, baking soda, cocoa, and  |
|anulated            |          |          |    milk into mixer bowl.          |
|Salt                |       2OZ| 2.33 Tbsp|                                   |
|Baking Soda, Bags   |       2OZ| 3.33 Tbsp|                                   |
|Cocoa               |  1LB  4OZ| 4.50 Cup |                                   |
|Milk, Non Fat, Dry, |       8OZ| 1.75 Cup |                                   |
|Milk Powder         |          |          |                                   |
|--------------------|----------|----------|-----------------------------------|
|Shortening, Emulsifi|  1LB 13OZ| 1.00 Qrt | 2. Add shortening & water to dry  |
|ed                  |          |          |    ingredients. Beat at low speed |
|Cold Water          |  2LB  8OZ| 1.25 Qrt |    1 min or until blended; con-   |
|                    |          |          |    tinue beating at medium speed  |
|                    |          |          |    2 minutes. Scrape down bowl.   |
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|Eggs, Large, Brown, |  2LB  8OZ| 1.25 Qrt | 3. Combine eggs, water, & van-    |
|Fresh               |          |          |    illa; add slowly to mixture    |
|Cold Water          |  1LB  4OZ| 2.50 Cup |    while beating at low speed.    |
|Vanilla Extract     |       1OZ| 2.00 Tbsp|    Scrape down bowl. Beat at med- |
|                    |          |          |    ium speed 3 minutes.           |
|                    |          |          | 4. Pour 4 1/4 qt (about 8 lb 8oz) |
|                    |          |          |    batter into each greased and   |
|                    |          |          |    floured pan.                   |
|                    |          |          | 5. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until |
|                    |          |          |    done.                          |
|                    |          |          | 6. Cool; frost if desired. Cut 6  |
|                    |          |          |    by 9.                          |
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NOTE:  1. Dehydrated egg mix may be substituted for whole eggs. In    
          Step 1, sift 12oz (3 cups) canned, dehydrated egg mix with  
          dry ingredients. See Rec.Card A-8. Continued on Note 2.     
       2. Note 1 continued: In Step 3, increase water to 3 lb 2 oz    
          (6 1/4 cups).                                               
       3. Other pan sizes may be used. See Recipe Card G-G-4.         
                                   VARIATION
       1. DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE (CAKE MIX): Omit Steps 1 thru 5. Prepare  
          10 lb or 2-No. 10 cn Devil's Food Cake Mix according to     
          to instructions on container. See Recipe Card G-G-3,        
          Guidelines for Using Cake Mixes, for more detailed          
          instructions. Follow Step 6.