Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

Chocolate Cake

• 8 ounces of butter
• 2 1/4 cups of sugar
• 3 1/4 cups of flour
• 4 whole eggs
• 1 cup of milk
• 1 teaspoon of soda
• 2 teaspoons of cream of tartar sifted into the flour

Icing

• 3 egg whites
• 3 cups of sifted flour
• 3 tablespoons of grated chocolate 

Directions

Chocolate Cake

1. Mix all the ingredients together well in a bowl
2. Pour mixture into two cake pans

Icing

1. Beat egg whites and sifted sugar together
2. Stir in grated chocolate for taste

Source — La Cuisine Creole
Prepared by Rachel Niemirowski
Louisiana Anthology
January 6, 2020