Devils Float Recipe

Devils Float Recipe

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1 cup hot water
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Sift flour, 3/4 cup white sugar, 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Stir milk, butter, and vanilla extract into flour mixture until batter is just combined; fold in pecans. Pour batter into an 8×8-inch baking dish.
  3. Mix 1/2 cup white sugar, brown sugar, and 2 tablespoons cocoa powder together in a bowl; sprinkle over batter. Pour hot water over batter and sugar layer.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until top cake layer is floating on bottom pudding layer, about 40 minutes.