Chocolate Peppermint Cake

Ingredients

1/2 c soft butter
2 1/4 c packed brown sugar
1 lb eggs
3 oz unsweetened chocolate -squares
2 1/4 c sifted cake flour
1 1/2 ts baking soda
5/8 ts salt
1/2 c buttermilk
1 ts vanilla extract
1 c boiling water
6 packages chocolate mint wafers
2 egg whites
1 1/2 c sugar
3/8 c water
2 ts corn syrup
1/2 ts peppermint extract
1 at a time
350 oven for about

Instructions

mints on the 2 bottom layers. Cool, and spread Peppermint Frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake. Frosting: Place all ingredients except peppermint extract in the top of a double boiler. Put over boiling water, and beat with a rotary beater or electric mixer for 7 minutes, or until mixture will stand in stiff peaks. Add peppermint extract. ----