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Chocolate Peppermint Cake

Hungarian american cooking 1938. A nice little cake . I would cut frosting in half unless making another cake marshmallow like frosting boy it gets high

Steps

Cream butter , sugar and egg yolks together.
Add melted chocolate.
Sift flour , salt , and baking soda together.
Add to butter mixture , alternately with sour milk.
Mix thoroughly.
Add vanilla.
Pour batter into a greased and floured pan.
Bake at 375f for 30 minutes.
Cool.
Frosting.
Place sugar , water and egg whites to cook over boiling water.
Beat constantly for 5 minutes with a dover beater.
Add the peppermint extract or crushed after dinner mints.
Continue beating until frosting is thick and creamy.
Remove from heat and continue beating until frosting is of spreading consistency.
Spread over top and sides of cake.

Ingredients

butter, sugar, egg yolks, unsweetened chocolate squares, flour, salt, baking soda, sour milk, vanilla, water, egg whites, peppermint extract