First Prize Chocolate Cake

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Title: First Prize Chocolate Cake
Categories: Cakes, Chocolate
Yield: 12 servings

1/2 c Butter or margarine
4 oz Unsweetened chocolate
2 Eggs
1 3/4 c Buttermilk
2 ts Vanilla
2 1/2 c Self-rising flour; sifted *
2 c Sugar
Dark chocolate frosting
= * see note

Recipe by: MARTHA WHITE'S SOUTHERN SAMPLER
Preheat oven to 350. Grese and flour two 8-inch square
baking pans or two 9-inch round baking pans.
Combine butter and chocolate in small saucepan. Melt over
low heat; remove pan from heat and set mixture aside to
cool. Beat eggs in mixing bowl with electric mixer for
about 2 minutes on medium speed. Blend in buttermilk and
vanilla. Add flour and sugar to buttermilk mixture; beat
until well blended. Stir in chocolate mixture. Pour batter
into prepared pans.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until cake begins to pull away
from sides of pan and toothpick inserted in center comes
out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes; remove from pans
and cool completely on wire racks. Spread Dark Chocolate
Frosting between layers. Spread sides and top of cake with
remainign frosting.
* NOTE: If using Martha White All-Purpose Flour, sift 3 3/4
teaspoons baking powder and 1 teaspoon salt with flour.
* DARK CHOCOLATE FROSTING 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or
margarine 4 squares (1 ounce each) unsweetened chocolate 4
cups sifted confectioners' sugar (about 1 pound) 1/2 cup
evaporated milk 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons vnailla.
Combine butter and chocolate in medium saucepan. Melt over
low heat; remove pan from heat. Gradually blend in sugar,
milk, salt, and vanilla. Beat until smooth.

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