New this month
Get the Allrecipes magazine
  • ✕
+
  • ✕
—
Photo of Philadelphia Red Cake by Syd

Philadelphia Red Cake

Rated as 3 out of 5 Stars
 made it  |  2 reviews   |   photos

Recipe by:

"Using lemon juice to sour milk in this recipe helps make this chocolate cake very moist and flavorful."
Added to shopping list. Go to shopping list.

Ingredients

servings 309 cals
Original recipe yields 10 servings (1 - 8x4 inch loaf pan)

Directions

{{model.addEditText}} Print
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x4 inch loaf pan.
  2. In a small bowl, mix together the milk and the lemon juice or vinegar. Set aside.
  3. Cream together the butter or margarine and the sugar. Separate the eggs, keeping two of the whites and all of the yolks. Beat the egg yolks.
  4. Dissolve the cocoa in the hot water.
  5. Add the soured milk mixture, the yolks, the cocoa, and the vanilla to the creamed mixture. Add the flour and soda. Beat at a low speed for 2 to 3 minutes.
  6. Beat 2 of the egg whites to stiff peaks. Fold the beaten egg whites into the batter and pour into a greased loaf pan.
  7. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 to 60 minutes.
You might also like
Four Egg Yellow Cake

See how to make a simple, fluffy, and moist yellow cake.

Gluten-Free Red Velvet Cake

A wheat-free red velvet cake with soft texture and yummy chocolate flavor.
One Bowl Chocolate Cake III

This quick-and-easy chocolate cake is so moist and rich.

Get the magazine

Subscribe to Allrecipes Magazine

Get a full year for $10!

Cook 5-star weekday dinners every time.

Nutrition Facts


Per Serving: 309 calories; 11.4 g fat; 48.7 g carbohydrates; 4.6 g protein; 81 mg cholesterol; 219 mg sodium. Full nutrition

Similar recipes

Get the magazine

Subscribe to Allrecipes Magazine

Get a full year for $10!

Cook 5-star weekday dinners every time.

Reviews

Read all reviews 2
Rate and review
Most helpful
Most positive
Least positive
Newest

This is not good I tried and shouldnt of wasted my supplies

Read more

This cake is not a traditional Philadelphia Red Cake, Philadelphia red cakes, which are a precursor to red velvet and red devils food cake, are supposed to be almost the color of red velvet (not...

Read more
More Reviews