Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 3 hersheys baking chocolate squares
• 5 tablespoons hot water
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 4 eggs, separated
• 1 3/4 cups sifted cake flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 melt the baking chocolate.cut into small pieces with hot water in top of double boiler over simering water.
• 2 cream butter and sugar well.
• 3 add egg yolks, well beaten and whip thoroughly.
• 4 add melted chocolate mixture slightly cooled.
• 5 then add flour sifted with the baking powder, salt and milk.
• 6 fold in stiffly whipped egg whites and vanilla.
• 7 pour into a well greased and floured pan 13x9x2 inch.
• 8 bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees) 40-45 minutes. or until done.
• 9 directions written exactly as in the cookbook.