Cakes: Aunt Jo's Chocolate Cake

By JoFClark

Mom

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 oz or squares of chocolate
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups sweet milk
• 2 cups flour
• 2 t baking powder
• 2 t vanilla
• 1 cup nut meats
• Chocolate Uncooked Icing
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 oz chocolate
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup nut meats
• Pinch of salt
• 1 t vanilla
• 1 t lemon juice (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Cream butter and sugar
Add melted chocolate and beaten eggs
Sift dry ingredients and alternate with milk
Add vanilla and nut meats
Bake in loaf pan at 350 degrees for 45 minutes
Frost with Chocolate Uncooked Icing

Icing
Melt butter and chocolate together, add beaten egg, sugar, salt, vanilla and lemon juice
Alternate with milk
Add nuts and spread