Chocolate Cake No. 2

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 squares chocolate
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 3 cups flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

1. 1Cream the butter, add the sugar gradually and mix thoroughly, partly dissolving the sugar.
2. 2Melt the chocolate over hot water, and add it to the creamed butter mixture.
3. 3Add the beaten egg yolks; then the milk and flour alternately. The baking powder should be sifted with the last cupful of flour.
4. 4Add the flavoring, and then fold in the beaten whites of eggs.
5. 5Bake in layers in a moderate oven for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. For the filling and frosting use Quick Icing (see page 197).