Pineapple Chocolate Cake

Pineapple Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:

• 2 1/3 c Cake flour; sifted
• 2 1/4 t Baking Powder
• 3/4 t Salt
• 1/2 t Soda
• 2/3 c Butter; or shortening
• 1 1/4 c Sugar
• 1 ea Egg; unbeaten
• 2 ea Egg yolks; unbeaten
• 3 oz Unsweetened Choc.; melted
• 3/4 c Milk
• 1 t Vanilla
• 1/3 c Boiling water

Instructions:

Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder salt and soda, and sift
together three times. Cream butter thoroughly, add sugar gradually,
and cream together until light and fluffy. Add egg and egg yolks, one
at a time beatlng well after each. Add chocolate and blend. Add flour
alternately with milk, a small amount at a time, beating after each
addition until smooth. Add vanilla, then add boiling water, beating
quickly and thoroughly Bake in two greased deep 9-inch layer pans in
moderate oven (350 degrees F) 30 to 35 mlnutes, or until done.
Spread Pineapple Fluff Frosting (see recipe) between layers and on top
and sides of cake. Double recipe for three 10-inch layers. This cake
may be baked as follows: bake about 2/3 o batter in greased pan,
8x8x2 inches, in slow oven ( 325 degrees F. ) 45 minutes, or until
done; remalnlng 1/3 of batter may be baked in 15 greased medium
cup-cake pans in moderate oven (350 degrees F.) 25 minutes, or until
done.