1 c. sugar
Butter (size of egg)
2 egg yolks, beaten lightly
2 sqs. baking chocolate
1 c. milk (sweet or sour)
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. vanilla

FROSTING:

2 egg whites
Scant 1/2 c. boiling water
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Cream butter and sugar well; add beaten yolks. Melt chocolate over hot water and mix in, cleaning pan with 1/3 cup milk. Dissolve soda in remaining milk and add alternately with flour, mixing thoroughly. Add vanilla; beat well. Bake in 2 greased layer pans in 375 degree oven about 20 minutes or until firm and comes away from sides of pan. Cool and put layers together with frosting. Boil sugar and water together until it spins a thread from spoon, about soft ball stage. Beat egg whites stiff and gradually pour hot syrup into them, mixing in with egg beater. Beat frosting until it will hold a peak and spread, after adding vanilla, between layers and on top.