Recipe - Chocolate California Figs

1 cup Butter
2 cup Sugar
3 Eggs separated
3 ounce Unsweetened chocolate,
melted
One half pack Yeast
One fourth cup Lukewarm water
1 cup Milk
2 Three fourths cup Sifted cake flour
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Baking soda
3 tablespoon Hot water
1 teaspoon Vanilla

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour 2 9" round pans.

Dissolve yeast with 1 teaspoon sugar in One fourth cup warm
water. Dissolve baking powder in 3 Tablespoons hot
water. Sift flour, baking powder and salt.

Cream butter and sugar. Add yolks, chocolate and
yeast. Mix well. Add flour mixture alternately with
milk. Add baking soda mixture and vanilla. Beat until
smooth. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.

Pour into prepared pans. Bake for 45 minutes.

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