Yield: 1 Servings
| Measure | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 3 | Squares chocolate |
| ¾ cup | Boiling water or coffee; or combination |
| 3 | Eggs; well beaten |
| 2¼ cup | Sugar |
| ¾ cup | Butter |
| 1 pinch | Salt |
| 1½ teaspoon | Vanilla (up to) |
| 1¾ cup | Buttermilk |
| 1½ teaspoon | Soda |
| 2¼ cup | Sifted flour |
| 1 | Square chocolate; melted |
Melt 3 squares chocolate in water. Cool. Combine eggs, sugar, salt and butter. Add chocolate mixture, vanilla, buttermilk and soda. Add flour.
Pour into three 8- or 9-inch pans. Bake at 375 about 30 minutes. Cool and ice with Colonnade Icing (see Index). Dribble 1 square chocolate over top and sides.
MRS JOE WEISBERGER (NINA)
MARVELL, AR
From the book <High Cotton Cookin'>, Marvell Academy Mothers Assn, Marvell, AR 72366, ISBN 0-918544-14-9, downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .