Grandmother Grout's Cake

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• Pinch salt
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 egg

Procedure

1. Cream together the butter, sugar, baking powder, salt and flour
2. Add the milk
3. Beat the egg and fold in.
4. Bake in two 8 inch layer pans about 20-25 minutes at about 350 degrees.

For a frosting: Mix and boil to soft ball stage: 3/4 cup sugar, 3 oz. melted bitter chocolate, 3/4 cup milk. Spread at once.