Chocolate Cake

• 2 cups cake flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 4 squares of unsweetened chocolate
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 teaspoons baking powder

Preheat oven to 325°F., a moderately slow oven. Sift flour, sugar and salt, add butter, mixing with finger tips or a pastry blender to the consistency of corn meal. Boil water and chocolate. Cool and add to the butter mixture. Beat very well. Chill thoroughly. Add eggs, well beaten, vanilla and lastly the baking powder. Bake in 2 well greased and floured 9" layer pans from 35 to 40 minutes. Fill and frost with chocolate butter frosting.