Rich Spice Cake Recipe

Instructions

Melt a square of baking chocolate over hot water, add one-fourth cup light brown sugar and one-fourth cup hot water, then cook until smooth, stirring constantly.
Cream one-half cup butter, then add successively one and a half cups brown sugar, two eggs,- the hot chocolate mixture, two teaspoons cinnamon, one teaspoon cloves, one-half teaspoon nutmeg, one cup chopped fruit, currants or raisins, one cup chopped nut meats, one cup sour cream in which is dissolved a half teaspoon soda, and three cups of flour sifted with a teaspoon of baking powder.
Bake in layers and spread with a cream icing, or bake in gem pans and sprinkle before baking with chopped nut meats and granulated sugar.