*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                Scratch Devil's Food Cake with White Icing

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Serving Size  : 10   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cakes                            Chocolate
                Desserts                         Frostings

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2  cup           Boiling water
   3                    Sq. unsweetened chocolate *
     2/3  cup           Butter
   1 3/4  cups          Sugar
   5                    Eggs -- divided
     1/2  teaspoon      Salt
   2 1/2  cups          Cake flour
   1      teaspoon      Vanilla
   1 1/2  teaspoons     Soda
     3/4  cup           Buttermilk
                        -----ICING-----
   2      cups          Sugar
     1/2  teaspoon      Salt
   1      teaspoon      Cream of tartar
   4                    Unbeaten eggs whites **
   2      teaspoons     Vanilla

*  Baker's preferred Dissolve chocolate in boiling water.
 Cream together butter and sugar. Divide egg yolks and whites of 4 of the 5 eggs. 
Save whites for frosting. Add yolks one at a time to the butter/sugar mixture.
 Add melted chocolate. Dissolve soda in buttermilk.  
To chocolate mixture, alternately add buttermilk and flour,
 beating well after each addition.
Bake in 2 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans at 350 deg. for 30-40 minutes.
 Let cool in pans for 10 minutes; remove and continue cooling on racks.

 FROSTING:  Mix all ingredients except vanilla in top of double boiler
 and place of boiling water. 
 Beat at high speed with portable electric mixer for 10 minutes, while cooking.
 Add vanilla during the last 2 minutes of cooking time. 

 Frost layers above. Also makes 30 cupcakes and frosting.

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