Martha Washington's Devils Food Cake

By cooksalot

Ingredients

• 4 squares (1 ounce) of unsweetened chocolate
• 2 Cups sugar
• 1 1/2 Cups buttermilk
• 2 Cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 Cup butter
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Melt chocolate in a saucepan over a very low heat, stirring constantly until smooth. Add 1/2 cup of the sugar and 1/2 cup of the buttermilk. Stir until well blended. Cool thoroughly. Mix half the flour with the baking powder, soda and salt. Cream butter, and gradually beat in the remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar.
Continue beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each. Blend in about one-fourth of the flour mixture, then add the chocolate and vanilla. Alternately add the remaining flour and buttermilk, beating after each addition until smooth.
Pour into two 9 inch greased and floured pans, and bake at 350 for about 40 minutes.