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

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

Cake

 * 1) Sift flour once then measure.
 * 2) Add soda and sift together three times.
 * 3) Cream butter thoroughly.
 * 4) Add sugar gradually and cream together until light and fluffy then add eggs one at a time and beat well.
 * 5) Add chocolate beat well.
 * 6) Add flour alternately with milk a small amount at a time then beat after each addition until smooth.
 * 7) Add vanilla then bake in 3 greased layer pans at 325 for 30 minutes.
 * 8) Cool and spread frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake.

Divinity frosting

 * 1) Combine sugar, corn syrup and water then place over low flame and stir constantly until sugar is dissolved and mixture boils.
 * 2) Continue cooking until a small amount of syrup forms a soft ball in cold water.
 * 3) Pour syrup in fine stream over egg whites beating constantly then add vanilla and continue beating until stiff enough to spread on cake.