Chocolate Cake Recipe

One of my favorite family recipes, for chocolate cake, chocolate butter frosting. Yum.

Chocolate Cake                                                                  

3 squares (3 oz) unsweetened chocolate, melted

2 c flour

2 c granulated sugar

½ c shortening

1.5 tsp baking soda

¾ c milk

¾ tsp baking powder

½ c milk

3 eggs unbeaten

1 tsp vanilla

1.     Heat oven to 350 degrees F

2.     Grease 2, 9 inch pans

3.     Melt chocolate, and then add chocolate, flour, sugar, shortening, baking soda, and milk into mixing bowl. Beat for 2 minutes.

4.     Stir in baking powder, add in ½ c milk, eggs, vanilla. Beat 2 minutes.

5.     Bake for 35-40 minutes.

Chocolate Butter Frosting                                                     

¼ c butter

3 c confectioners’ sugar

5 Tbsp milk

1 tsp vanilla

3 squares (3 oz) unsweetened chocolate, melted

1.     Beat together butter, confectioners’ sugar, milk and vanilla.

2.     Stir in melted chocolate