Amount
Ingredient
Preparation



3
ounces
chocolate

baking squares



2
cups
flour

or 2 1/4 cups of cake flour



1
teaspoon
baking powder





1
teaspoon
baking soda





1/2
teaspoon
salt





3/4
cups
sugar





3/4
cups
sugar

brown, firmly packed



2/3
cups
sour milk

(1 tbls vinegar in 1 cup of milk. Let stand for 10 minutes or until thick)



1/2
cup
shortening





1
teaspoon
vanilla extract





1
teaspoon
food coloring

red



1/3
cup
sour milk

(as above. make a  total of 1 cup sour milk)



2
each
eggs

 Melt the chocolate over low heat and set aside to cool.  Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar together into a large mixer bowl.  Add the brown sugar, 2/3 cup of sour milk, shortening, vanilla, and red food coloring to the dry mixture.  Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping the sides of the bowl several times while beating.  Add the cooled chocolate, 1/3 cup of sour milk and the eggs and continue to beat, at medium speed, for an additional 2 minutes, or until well blended.  Scrape the sides of the bowl frequently.  Pour into two 9 inch prepared round cake pans. (Prepare by greasing and flouring pans.)  Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 3 to 35 minutes or until the cake tests done.  Cool in the pan for 5 minutes and turn out on wire racks to finish cooling until cold.  Frost