Devil's Food Cake With Orange Frosting

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3/4 cup butter, at room temp
• 1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar, firmly packed
• 3 eggs, at room temp
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tablespoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• orange rind, strips for decoration
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 egg whites
• 1/4 cup frozen orange juice concentrate
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 grated orange, rind of

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f line two 9inch cake pans with waxed paper and grease. in a bowl, mix the cocoa and 3/4 cup boiling water until smooth. set aside.
• 2 with an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until ight and fluffy. add the eggs, one at a time, beating well.
• 3 when the cocoa mixture is lukewarm, stir into the butter mixture.
• 4 sift together the flour, baking saoda and baking powder twice. fold into the cocoa mixture in three batches, alternating with the sour cream.
• 5 pour into the pans. bake until the cakes pull away from the pan 30-35 minutes. let stand for 15 minutes in pans, then remove from pans, cool on wire rack.
• 6 thinly slice the orange rind strips. blanch in boiling water, 1 minute.
• 7 for the frosting:
• 8 place all ingredients in top of a double boiler or bowl set hot water. with electric mixer, beat until mixture holds soft peaks. remove from heat and beat until thick enough to spread.
• 9 sandwich the cake with frosting, then spread over the top and sides. arrange rind on top.