French Chocolate Cake/1953 Winner

Ingredients

250 gr all purpose flour
3 gr baking soda
45 gr cocoa powder
2 gr salt
75 gr butter
270 gr sugar
180 ml water
120 ml sour cream
4 gr vanilla
3 egg whites
1953 pillsbury bakeoff
2 well-greased
350 degree oven

Instructions

* Brown Sugar Chocolate Frosting: Combine half cup packed brown sugar, half cup water and 2 tablespoons butter in saucepan. Cook until a little syrup dropped into cold water froms a soft ball. Remove from heat and add 2 squares chocolate; stir until melted and smooth. Blend in 2 cups sifted confectioners sugar and 0.125 teaspoon salt, alternately with quarter cup cream. Beat well then add 1 teaspoon vanilla. Thin with additional cream if necessary, a few drops at a time.JM. ----