Barry's Mississippi Mud Cake

cakes, chocolate

3 sq. unsweetened chocolate
1 3/4 cup milk
1/4 lb butter
1 7/8 cup sugar
2 cup flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoon vanilla
3 eggs
1 pkg instant pudding (choc fudge)

Preheat Oven to 275 Degrees F. Melt Chocolate in milk. Pour over Butter. Add Sugar, Stir. Add next 6 ingredients, mix with beater until smooth. Pour into well greased Tube Pan. Bake 1 to 1 1/4 hours (test with toothpick). Let cool. Can be topped with Confectioners sugar for decorative touch, but this cake is so rich and moist it requires no frosting.