Bea's Chocolate Velvet Cake

1-6oz pkg (1 cup) semi-sweet choc. chips
1/4 cup water
2 1/4 cup sifted flour
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
1 3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup softened butter
1 tsp vanilla
3 eggs
1 cup water

Combine in saucepan chocolate chips, 1/4 cup water and stir over low heat until melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Sift together flour and dry ingredients-set aside. Combine sugar, butter and vanilla and beat until well blended. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well. Blend in chocolate mixture. Stir in flour alternately with 1 cup water. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-inch pans. Bake 375 for 30-35 minutes. Cool.

Frosting:
1-6oz semi-sweet
3 T butter
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups powdered sugar

Melt chocolate and butter on low. Add milk, vanilla and salt. Mix well. Gradually beat in powdered sugar.

Fudge Cake

1/2 cup melted oleo
1/2 cup flour
2 T cocoa, level
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1 cup chopped nuts

Combine sugar, flour, vanilla and cocoa. Add egg, then melted oleo. Spread on square cake tin. Cook at 350 for 20 minutes. Put icing on while hot.

Icing

2 tsp cocoa
1 tsp oleo
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/4 cup powdered sugar
3 T boiling water

Add cocoa and sugar to melted oleo. Add vanilla and boiling water.