On 8/15/2004 9:09 PM Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these
great (and sometimes not so great) words of knowledge:

> I love devils food cake but I've had bad luck making them. I'll try a
> new recipe and it'll be great and the next time it's terrible. Or
> I'll try a recipe that has rave reviews and mine will be a crumb-y
> disaster. This really shouldn't be a hard cake to make. I'm willing
> to keep trying. Anyone have a fool proof recipe? Thanks.

Check your oven temp. If it is off, that could be your problem.
Another thing you can do is add either a package of pudding or gelatin
to the mixture to help keep it moist.