Ingredients

Cake:

4 Squares Baking Chocolate

1 cup butter

2.25 cups sugar

1.5 cups milk

3 cups sifted cake flour

.5 teaspoon baking powder, sifted

1 teaspoon baking soda, sifted

.5 teaspoon salt

5 eggs, seperated

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Frosting:

3 cups sifted confectioners sugar

.33 cup heavy cream

.25 cup margarine

2 squares unsweetened chocolate

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

.25 teaspoon salt

Preparation

  1. Melt baking chocolate over simmering water and add to butter and sugar creamed together well.
  2. Add milk and flour with the baking soda, baking powder and salt alternately.
  3. Then add the well-beaten egg yolks.
  4. Beat the egg whites until they are stiff and add to the mixture.
  5. Add vanilla.
  6. pour into two well greased and flored 9in cake pans.
  7. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes.
  8. While the cake is baking combine all the frosting ingredients in a bowl and stir until well blended.
  9. When the cake is completely cool then frost.