1-2-3-4 Cake

 1-2-3-4 Cake

   Categories: Cakes
        Yield: 6 servings

        1 c  Butter
         3 ts Baking powder
        1 c  Milk
        4    Eggs
        1 ts Vanilla
        2 c  Sugar
      1/2 ts Salt
        3 c  Flour

     CHOCOLATE ICING
                    1/2 c  butter
                              2 squares   Unsweetened chocolate
                            1 1/2 c  Confectioners sugar
                                 1    Egg, beaten
                                1 ts Vanilla

  CAKE: Cream butter until fluffy.  Add sugar and cream well.  Add eggs one at a time.
    Beat well.  Sift flour, baking powder and salt together.  Add alternating
    with milk ending with flour.  Beat on low speed.  Add vanilla.
     Pour into greased, floured pans.  Makes three layers.  Bake at 350 for 30
    minutes.  Test for doneness.
   
 CHOCOLATE ICING:  Melt butter and chocolate in double boiler.  Remove from
    heat.  Blend sugar, egg, salt and vanilla into chocolate mixture.  Beat
    until icing is creamy.  Double for threelayers.

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