Devil's Food Cake with Divinity Frosting

== Description ==
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Mclean Estate in Irving, Texas in 1982.
* Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
== Ingredients ==
=== Cake ===
* 2 cups sifted cake flour
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* ½ cup butter
* 2 cups sifted brown sugar
* 2 eggs unbeaten
* 6 squares unsweetened chocolate melted
* 1¼ cup sweet milk
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
=== Divinity frosting ===
* 3 cups sugar
* 1 teaspoon light corn syrup
* 1⅓ cup boiling water
* 4 egg whites stiffly beaten
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
== Directions ==
=== Cake ===
# Sift flour once then measure.
# Add soda and sift together three times.
# Cream butter thoroughly.
# Add sugar gradually and cream together until light and fluffy then add eggs one at a time and beat well.
# Add chocolate beat well.
# Add flour alternately with milk a small amount at a time then beat after each addition until smooth.
# Add vanilla then bake in 3 greased layer pans at 325 for 30 minutes.
# Cool and spread frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake.
=== Divinity frosting ===
# Combine sugar, corn syrup and water then place over low flame and stir constantly until sugar is dissolved and mixture boils.
# Continue cooking until a small amount of syrup forms a soft ball in cold water.
# Pour syrup in fine stream over egg whites beating constantly then add vanilla and continue beating until stiff enough to spread on cake.
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