National Devil’s Food Cake Day | May 19
Fri May 19th

National Devil’s Food Cake Day

Chocolate cake lovers from around the world and around the world are enjoying the taste and richness of National Devil's Food Cake Day on May 19th.

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Devil's Food Cake is a delectable chocolate cake. It differs from a normal chocolate cake in terms of its darker color and tends to be more moist and airy. The main ingredient in Devil's Food cake recipes is hot or boiling water.. Cocoa is usually used in the batter, as opposed to chocolate, and coffee can be added for a unique flavor. The cake is usually served with a delectable chocolate frosting.

The term for deviled foods: Food that is dark, rich, and chocolate is regarded as "deviled" in its day. This term appears in many recipes ever since and dates back to the 18th century and is still popular in many dishes. Velvet Red Cake was one of many names for what we might imagine today as deviled cake at one time.

Devil's Food cakes were often included in recipes for Angel Food cakes. On August 10, 1898, the Hagerstown Exponent of Hagerstown, Indiana, one of the oldest recipes appeared in the Hagerstown Exponent of Hagerstown, Indiana. Although earlier chocolate cake recipes existed before this one, Devil's Food Cake is very different from other chocolate cakes.

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  • Baking a cake is the first idea to try.
  • Another alternative is to buy a Deviled Food Cake
  • Share with friends and neighbors
  • Make this irresistible Devil's Food Cake I dish as a host. Be sure to post it!! For those to see, use #DevilsFoodCakeDay to post the dish on social media for all to see!! The hashtag will be on display at The following links. Using the link on our Recipe Page, you can also submit recipes right here on our website. To find the form, scroll down the page to find it'

We have an easy way to remember whether you are wondering which came first, Angel Food Cake or Devil's Food Cake. The Angels came first before devils and the same with these cakes. Angel Food has been around since at least the 1880s, although Devils Food appeared around 1902.

These other cake celebrations are worth checking out: Check out these other cake celebrations:

  • Ice Cream Cake Day
  • Devil Dog Day
  • Kouign Amann Day
  • Lemon Cupcake Day
  • Cake Day
  • Chocolate Cake Day
  • Angel Food Cake Day