Observed annually on May 19th, National Devil’s Food Cake Day is enjoyed by all types of chocolate cake lovers throughout the world.

Devil’s Food Cake differs from a regular chocolate cake by its darker color and tendendy to be more moist and airy. Devil’s Food cake recipes use hot or boiling water as the primary liquid. Cocoa is used in the batter, (as opposed to chocolate). Coffee is sometimes added for a distinctive flavor. The classic Devil's Food Cake is topped with chocolate frosting.

Recipes for Devil’s Food cakes often appeared alongside recipes for Angel Food cakes. One of the earliest recipes appeared in the August 10, 1898, edition of the Hagerstown Exponent of Hagerstown, Indiana. 

To celebrate, mix up this recipe for Devil’s Food Cake. Use #DevilsFoodCakeDay to post on social media.

Although it's veracity is wqidely questioned, Marie Antoinette was famously quoted as telling the starving populace of France who had no bread, to "Let them eat cake." 

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