Devil's Food Cake



Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda ( dissolved in boiling water)
- 1 1/4 cup butter
- 1 cup butter (milk)
- 1 cup chocolate (baker's bitter )
- 1 cup milk (sweet )
- 3 1/2 cup flour (plus 2 tablespoons )
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 5 egg (whole s, well beaten)
- 4 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoon water (hot )
Directions:
Cream together 1 cup butter and 2 cups sugar, add eggs and mix well. Add 1/2 cup Baker's bitter chocolate which has been melted in 3 tablespoons hot water. Add baking soda, 3 1/2 cups flour, buttermilk, baking powder and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Mix well. Grease and flour round baking pans; make 4-6 layers (if the layers are thin the filling tastes better). Bake at 350°F for 30-35 minutes or until a wooden pick comes out clean. Mix together 2 cups sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, 1/4 cup sugar, sweet milk, 1/2 cup Baker's bitter sweet chocolate, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Cook in skillet until creamy, stir slightly while cooking. Beat to cool and spread between layers, on top and sides.
Techniques: baking
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