Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 oz. unsweetened chocolate sq.
1/4 lb. butter (not margarine)
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs, at room temperature
2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 c. cake flour
1 c. cold water

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Butter and flour 2 (8-inch) cake pans. Melt chocolate squares in double boiler or small bowl in microwave. Set aside to cool.
Cream butter until creamy and light.
Slowly beat in sugar for about 7 minutes until fluffy.
Add eggs slowly with vanilla; mix well.
Add chocolate.
Mix well.
In separate bowl sift together flour, salt and soda.
Mix dry ingredients with creamed mixture 1/3 at a time, mixing well.