Good Morning Jamokes, it’s Wednesday May 19, 2021!
As it is every May 19th, today is National Devil’s Food Cake Day!
Devil’s food cake dates back to the late 1800’s. In the August 10, 1898 edition of the Hagerstown Exponent (Hagerstown, Indiana), the first recipe for devil’s food cake was published. While it appears to be similar, devil’s food cake is different from traditional chocolate cake. Devil’s food cake is darker, and uses boiling water, as well as cocoa, in preparation. Little-known fact–devil’s food cake is the opposite of angel’s food.
While I’m not a big sweets guy, that extends to richness as well. For those reasons, this day doesn’t quite appeal to me. Don’t get me wrong, I can take down a slice of cake every now and then, but I’ll generally stay the eff away from some devil’s food cake…unless there’s a huge glass of ice cold milk there. That;s pretty much the great equalizer when it comes to sweets for thus big guy. Still, that just means one more piece for you guys.
Hey kids, run with the devil, and I’ll see you tomorrow, when it’s time to celebrate…