Recipes · American · Cakes
Devil's Food Cake
One serving has 490 kcal and 8 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (48%), manganese (31%), vitamin A (29%), phosphorus (28%), selenium (28%) and riboflavin (26%). Ready in 44 minutes.
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 24 min
- Makes: 1 serving (164 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 23 g Flour, all-purpose
- 20 g Sugar
- 10 g Cocoa powder
- 22 g Butter, unsalted
- 17 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 20 g Buttermilk
- 0.7 g Baking soda
- 0.4 g Baking powder
- 0.3 g Salt
- 0.5 g Vanilla extract
- 20 g Coffee, brewed
- 25 g Sugar, powdered
- 5 g Cream, heavy
Method
- Whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt together in a bowl.
- In another bowl, cream half the butter with the granulated sugar, then beat in the egg and vanilla.
- Alternately mix the dry ingredients into the butter mixture with the buttermilk and brewed coffee.
- Pour the batter into a greased round pan and bake at 175°C (350°F) for 22-25 minutes until a skewer comes out clean; cool completely.
- Beat the remaining butter with the powdered sugar and cream until smooth and spreadable.
- Spread the chocolate frosting over the top and sides of the cooled cake and slice with a warm knife. Makes 1 slice; multiply the ingredients by 12 for a whole cake.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 490 kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 69.7 g | |
| Water | 60.7 mL | |
| Fiber | 4.3 g | 15% |
| Protein | 7.5 g | 16% |
| Tryptophan | 0.1 g | |
| Threonine | 0.28 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.33 g | |
| Leucine | 0.56 g | |
| Lysine | 0.38 g | |
| Methionine | 0.15 g | |
| Cystine | 0.13 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.38 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.28 g | |
| Valine | 0.42 g | |
| Histidine | 0.17 g | |
| Fat | 23.1 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 6.8 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.87 g | |
| Saturated | 13.8 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.07 g | |
| Cholesterol | 117 mg | |
| Calcium | 88 mg | 9% |
| Copper | 0.43 mg | 48% |
| Iron | 2.8 mg | 16% |
| Magnesium | 60.8 mg | 20% |
| Manganese | 0.55 mg | 31% |
| Phosphorus | 198 mg | 28% |
| Potassium | 252 mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 15.5 µg | 28% |
| Sodium | 401 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.2 mg | 15% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.21 mg | 19% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.29 mg | 26% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.6 mg | 12% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.54 mg | 11% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.06 mg | 5% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 55.5 µg | 14% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.24 µg | 10% |
| Choline | 60.2 mg | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 201 µg | 29% |
| Vitamin C | 0.23 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 17.3 IU | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 0.81 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 2.1 µg | 2% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.6 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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