Definition

Noun: A type of rich, moist chocolate cake that is characteristically very dark in color, often achieved through the use of ingredients like dark cocoa powder, brown sugar, or coffee. It is typically contrasted with the lighter-colored "angel food cake."

Usage

The term "devil's food cake" is used as a countable noun to refer to this specific dessert. It is often served as a whole cake or in individual slices, commonly with frosting.

Examples

• For my birthday, I requested a classic devil's food cake with cream cheese frosting.
• The bakery is famous for its dense, fudgy devil's food cake.
• Which do you prefer, angel food cake or devil's food cake?

Advanced Usage

• The name itself is part of its common usage, playing on the contrast between "devil's" (dark, rich) and "angel" (light, airy) food cakes in American baking tradition.

Variants and Related Words

• Devil's food: A shorter, informal variant of the full term.
  • I'll have a slice of the devil's food, please.
• Chocolate cake: A broader, more general term that includes devil's food cake as a specific type.
• Angel food cake: Its traditional counterpart, a very light, white, and airy sponge cake made without egg yolks or fat.

Synonyms

• Dark chocolate cake
• Fudge cake (when particularly dense and fudgy)

Related Idioms or Phrases

• (As) rich as devil's food cake: An informal simile describing something as being very indulgent, luxurious, or decadent.
  • That novel's prose is as rich as devil's food cake.

Noun

1. very dark chocolate cake