Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 sq. baking chocolate
5 Tbsp. hot water
1/2 c. butter
1 1/2 c. granulated sugar
4 eggs, separated
1 3/4 c. sifted cake flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Melt the chocolate in top of
double
boiler
with the 5 tablespoons water.\tCream the butter
and
sugar
well, add the egg yolks and whip.
Add
melted
chocolate,
slightly
cooled, the flour sifted with the baking powder and salt, and the milk. Fold in the stiffly whipped egg
whites and vanilla.
Pour into greased and floured 13 x 9 x
2-inch
pan
and bake in moderate 350\u00b0 oven for 40 to 45 minutes.