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Examples of devil's food cake in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The thin chocolate base starts with a box of devil's food cake mix.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2024
The chocolate cake layers, made with coffee, bittersweet chocolate, cocoa, and mayonnaise, are like a cross between a devil's food cake and a chocolate mayonnaise cake.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1892, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of devil's food cake was
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“Devil's food cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devil%27s%20food%20cake. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
devil's food cake
noun
dev·il's food cake
ˈdev-əlz-ˌfüd-ˌkāk
: a rich chocolate cake
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