A 1-2-3-4 cake
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Butter |
| 1 | cup | Milk |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 2 | cups | Sugar |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 3 | cups | Flour |
| 3 | teaspoons | Baking powder |
| 4 | Eggs | |
| 2 | Unsweetened chocolate | |
| 1½ | cup | Confectioners sugar |
| 1 | Egg, beaten | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
Directions
ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ea CHOCOLATE ICING ½ c butter CAKE: Cream butter until fluffy. Add sugar and cream well. Add eggs one at a time. Beat well. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together. Add alternating with milk ending with flour. Beat on low speed. Add vanilla.
Pour into greased, floured pans. Makes three layers. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Test for doneness. CHOCOLATE ICING: Melt butter and chocolate in double boiler. Remove from heat. Blend sugar, egg, salt and vanilla into chocolate mixture. Beat until icing is creamy. Double for threelayers.