1 stick butter
2 c. sugar
4 (1 oz.) sqs. unsweetened chocolate
2 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 c. milk
2 c. cake flour
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped pecans

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add chocolate which has been melted over hot water. Add eggs, thoroughly beating after each. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder together and add alternately with milk and vanilla. Add nuts. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes.

FROSTING:

1 box confectioners' sugar
1 stick butter
2 (1 oz.) sqs. unsweetened chocolate
2 tsp. lemon juice
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. chopped nuts

Mix sugar and butter. Add melted chocolate. Add lemon juice to beaten egg. Combine with mixture. Add vanilla and nuts. Spread over cake.