(Layer).

5 eggs,

1 teaspoonful of soda dissolved in a little boiling water,

2 cupfuls of sugar, 2 1/2 cupfuls of flour,

1 cupful each of sour milk and butter,

1/2 cake of chocolate grated and put into the cake before stirring in the flour.

Bake in four layers and put together with following filling:

Filling -

1lb. of sugar wet with little cold water, 3 whites of eggs, slightly beaten and added to sugar, 1/2 cake of grated chocolate. Cook over boiling water until it thickens.

Mrs. E. L. Baker.

Black Chocolate Cake

(Layer).

2cupfuls brown sugar,

1/2 cupful each butter and sweet milk,

2 eggs,

2 cupfuls flour,

1 teaspoonful cream tartar,

1/2 teaspoonful of soda.

Flavor with vanilla. Dissolve two squares of chocolate in one-half cupful boiling water; let it stand to get cool, then stir in before adding the milk, flour, and eggs. Bake in layers and put together with white frosting.

Mrs. E. F. Hawkins.

Chocolate Cake

1 cupful each sugar and sweet milk, Small half cupful butter,

2eggs,

2 large teaspoonfuls of baking powder sifted into two cupfuls of flour and added last.

Take one-half cake chocolate, one cupful sugar, one-half cupful of sweet milk, and yolk of one egg and cook in double boiler until it thickens; when cold stir into cake before you add flour. It is best to prepare this part first.

Filling

2 1/2 cupfuls sugar, 2/3 cupful water. Boil together till it candies, then add whites of three eggs well beaten; when cold put between layers of cake; any flavoring can be used.

Mrs. H. M. Stanton.