Mrs. Howe'S Sour Cream Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. cake flour
1 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. salt
2 sq. bitter chocolate
1/2 c. shortening
2 eggs
3/4 c. sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. boiling water or strong hot coffee
1 1/2 c. sugar

Preparation

Sift flour; measure and resift 3 times with soda and salt. Melt chocolate over hot water and cool.
Cream shortening, adding sugar gradually; add whole eggs and beat until fluffy and light colored.
Stir in melted chocolate.
Add flour mixture in small portions alternately with sour cream, stirring well after each addition.
Add vanilla, then stir in boiling water or coffee. Turn into 2 (8-inch) greased cake pans which have been buttered and lined with buttered wax paper.
Bake in a 350\u00b0 oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
Cool and spread with icing.