Recipe - Ghirardelli Chocolate Cake

6 ounce Milk Chocolate; Good Quality
One half cup Boiling Water
1 cup Butter; Softened
1 One half cup Sugar
4 Whole Egg Yolks
4 Whole Egg Whites
1 teaspoon Vanilla
One half teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
2 One half cup Cake Flour; Sifted
1 cup Buttermilk

FROSTING
3 tablespoon Butter
2 ounce Unsweetened Chocolate
2 cup Powdered Sugar
1/8 teaspoon Vanilla; (1 One half Lbs.)
4 tablespoon Hot Milk
One half small Whipping Cream; Carton

Cake:

1. Melt chocolate in boiling water. Cool.

2. Cream butter and sugar until light add egg yolks, one at a time, beating
until very smooth.

3. Add chocolate and vanilla.

4. Sift flour, salt and soda.

5. Add alternately with buttermilk to chocolate mixture, beating well after
each addition.

6. beat egg whites stiff, fold into batter.

7. Pour batter into 3 greased 8 or 9 " cake pans.

8. Bake in 350 degree oven 30 to 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in
center comes out clean.

9. Cool on wire racks. After cool, frost.

Frosting:

1. Melt chocolate over top of double boiler.

2. Cream butter and sugar together.

3. Add chocolate, vanilla and salt.

4. Add enough of the milk to make good spreading consistency.

5. Spread frosting between bottom 2 layers and sides of cake.

6. Whip cream until stiff and spread on top layer.

Garnish with shaved chocolate.

Recipe by: diane@keyway.net

Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 196 by "Diane Geary"
diane@keyway.net on Nov 4, 1997