Chocolate Cake

18 ingredients
9 steps

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

Directions

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

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