Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick oleo or butter
2 c. sugar
2 c. flour
2 eggs
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1/2 c. buttermilk
2 sq. unsweetened chocolate
1 c. hot water
1 tsp. soda

Preparation

Melt chocolate in double boiler. While chocolate is melting, cream oleo and sugar; add eggs. Add flour and milk alternately. Then add 1/2 cup of the hot water to the melted chocolate. Bring the other 1/2 cup water to a boil and add soda. Stir in chocolate immediately. Slowly add the chocolate to the batter and add vanilla. Bake in greased and floured 9 x 12 pan about 1 hour at 325\u00b0. Pulls away from sides of pan when done. Cake is at its best the third day. Not necessary to ice (but much better).