Elaine'S Chocolate Birthday Cake

• 2 1/4 c. sifted cake flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 c. butter
• 2 1/2 c. brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 3 (1 oz.) unsweetened chocolate sq., melted
• 1/2 c. sour milk
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 c. boiling water

1. Preheat oven to 375u0b0.
2. Cream butter; add sugar gradually and cream well.
3. Add 3 eggs, one at a time.
4. Beat well after each egg. Add melted chocolate.
5. Sift 1/3 cup flour into batter.
6. Mix well and add 1/3 of the sour milk; mix slightly.
7. Repeat, ending with flour (secret - mix slightly).
8. Mix vanilla with boiling water; add to batter and mix.
9. Put in 3 (9-inch) cake pans, greased and lined with wax paper on bottom.
10. Pour batter into pans and bake 20 to 25 minutes at 375u0b0.
11. Cool for 10 minutes and remove.

cake flour, baking soda, salt, butter, brown sugar, eggs, chocolate, sour milk, vanilla, boiling water

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=858506 (may not work)