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