Granny's Chocolate Cake #33

   
                                                          GRANNY'S  CHOCOLATE CAKE  (page 26)

          Prepare cake pans

         Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, combine buttermilk and vanilla.

 In large bowl, using an electric mixer set at medium speed, cream the butter. Slowly add the sugar, and continue beating until well blended and light colored. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Add dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk mixture in two or three additions, beating well after each addition.

Mix in the melted chocolate until well blended.

Spoon batter into prepared pans, and smooth top of batter with spatula.

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes and turn out onto wire racks.

Filling; RASPBERRY COULIS 

1 pint fresh raspberries

3 Tbsp. sugar, or more to taste

Cook berries and sugar in small saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cool.

Frosting: CREAM CHEESE FROSTING (page 530)

Happy Baking!

Kathy