Cake Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 egg yolks
2 ounces chocolate
2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cloves
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
4 egg whites
1/8 teaspoon salt

Directions:

Beat butter until soft. Add the sugar gradually and blend these ingredients until they are very light and creamy. Beat egg yolks in one at a time. Melt, cool and add chocolate.

Sift flour, then resift with cinnamon, cloves, baking powder and salt. Then add these ingredients in 3 parts to the butter mixture alternating with thirds of the milk. Beat until smooth after each addition.

Separately whip until stiff but not dry egg whites and salt. Fold this lightly into the cake batter. Bake the cake in 2 greased 9 inch layer pans at 375 degrees or in a greased 9 inch tube pan at 350 degrees. Add icing.

Icing Ingredients:

1 stick of butter
8 once package cream cheese
1 pound powdered sugar
1 to 2 teaspoons vanilla

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