Zonnie's First Prize Chocolate Cake

By Dolphl1970

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 4 ( 1 oz ) squares bitter chocolate
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 2 tsps vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups sifted ( self~rising ) flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 cups sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees.....
grease and lightly dust with flour ( 2 ) 8 inch cake
pans...........
melt butter & chocolate together over very low heat
or in double boiler.....then cool...............
beat eggs until frothy, ( 2 min ).......
add buttermilk and vanilla..........
sift together flour, salt & sugar...........
blend dry ingredients into buttermilk mixture.........
then stir in melted butter and chocolate........
pour batter into prepared pans and bake @ 350
degrees for about 30 minutes.........frost with dark
chocolate frosting ~~
~~
````````` Dark Chocolate Frosting ~~

1/2 cup butter or margarine
4 ( 1 oz ) squares bitter chocolate
1 ( 1 lb ) box of confectioner's sugar ( sifted )
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup evaporated milk ( do not dilute )
2 tsps vanilla extract
**
Melt butter and chocolate together in a pan over
very low heat or in a double boiler........
stir sugar into chocolate mixture............
add salt, milk and vanilla..............
beat until smooth..........
Frosts 2 large 8 or 9 inch layers.........
~~~~~~~~~Thank you Grannie for that DELICIOUS
chocolate cake recipe complete with paradise
frosting