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Examples of devil's food cake in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The cake featured layers of vanilla with strawberry buttercream and devil's food cake with Oreo cookie buttercream.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
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 22 Sep. 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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