3    Chocolate squares,unsweetene

  2 1/2 c  Cake flour,sifted

      2 ts Baking soda

    1/2 ts Salt

    1/2 c  Butter,at room temperature

  2 1/2 c  Brown sugar,firmly packed

      3    Egg,at room temperature

  1 1/2 ts Vanilla

      1 c  Sour cream

    3/4 c  Water,boiling

  1. Preheat oven to 325'F.

  2. Melt chocolate on a large square of aluminum foil in a very low

  oven, bringing up edges of foil to prevent spillage. Cool to room
  temperature.
  3. Grease and flour an oblong shallow baking pan, preferably glass,

  12x8x2".

  4. Sift flour, baking soda, and salt onto waxed paper and set aside.

  5. Beat butter in a large bowl until very light and fluffy (easier

  with an electric mixer). Add brown sugar and beat until very fluffy
  and no trace of sugary "grittiness" remains. Add eggs and beat until
  well blended, then stir in melted chocolate and vanilla. Add flour
  mixture alternately with sour cream, beating after each addition with
  a wooden spoon. Add boiling water and stir in well.
  6. At this stage the batter will be thin. Pour at once into prepared

  pan and bake in preheated oven for 35-40 minutes, or until cake tests
  done. Turn out onto cake rack and frost with Chocolate-Peanut Butter
  Frosting (recipe follows) or cut into squares and serve with whipped
  cream or vanilla ice cream.