Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

Cake Batter

• Two cups of sugar (sifted)
• Four cups of flour (sifted)
• Two tablespoons of butter
• Four eggs (beaten)
• One cup of milk
• Two teaspoons of cream of tartar
• One teaspoon of baking soda
• One teaspoon of vanilla (to taste)

Filling 

• 1/2 cup of chocolate (grated) 
• One egg yolk
• 1/2 cup of powdered sugar (to taste)
• 1/4 cup of milk (enough to make moist)

Directions

1. Mix the cake batter altogether until smooth
2. Distribute batter evenly among three, flat sheet pan with a 1 inch rim
3. Bake  
4. Mix the filling
5. Let cake cool then ice with chocolate filling

Source — The Unrivalled Cook-Book
Prepared by Zoe Hennigan
Louisiana Anthology
September 20, 2022