Feathery Fudge Cake

This is an AWESOME recipe. Mother didn't make these very often because they are a "little bit of trouble". She did make them for her friend, Lynn Chambers a few times (if I rememebr correctly). It is a GREAT chocolate cake.

Feathery Fudge Cake:

2/3 cup soft butter

1 3/4 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 1/2 - 1 oz. squares semi-sweet chocolate squares, melted

2 1/2 cups flour

1 1/4 teaspoon soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/4 cups ice water

Cream together butter, sugar, and vanilla until fluffy. (Beat five minutes at high speed.) Blend in cooled chocolate. Sift flour, soda, and salt and add to creamed mixture alternately with ice water, beginning and ending with flour; beat after each addition. Bake in 2 greased and floured 9" round pans at 350 for 30-35 minutes. Frost with Chocolate Satin Frosting.

Chocolate Satin Frosting:

3 1/2 - 1 oz. semi-sweet chocolate squares

3 cups sifted confectioner's sugar

4 1/2 tablespoons hot water

1 egg

1/2 cup softened butter

1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Melt chocolate in mixing bowl over hot water. Remove from heat. With electric mixer blend in sugar and water. Beat in egg, then butter and vanilla. Frosting will be thin at this point, so place bowl in ice water; beat till of spreading consistency. Frost tops and sides of 2 - 9" layers.