Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 2 egg whites
- 1 frosting
- 3 1/2 c sugar
- 2 1/2 c sifted flour
- 1 c sour milk
- 1/2 c boiling water
- 1/2 c butter
- 5 tb water (cold)
- 5/8 c cocoa
- 1 ts baking soda
- 1 ts baking powder
- 1 ts vanilla
- 1/2 ts cream of tartar
- 1/4 ts salt
- 1 pn salt
Sift flour, baking powder & salt. Cream shortening. Slowly beat in sugar. Add egg yolds & vanilla. Add cocoa, then flour mixture alternately with milk. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour in 2 greased 9" layer cake tins. Bake 25 minutes in 375~ oven. FROSTING:Combine 2 egg whites, unbeaten with 1 1/2 cups sugar, finely sifted. Add 5 tbsps. cold water, a few rains salt and 1/2 tsp. Cream of Tarter in top of double boiler. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Place over briskly boiling water. Beat with egg beater until stiff enough to stand in peaks, about 6-10 minutes. Add 1 tsp. vanilla and beat until thick enough to spread while frosting is cooling. Keep sides of double boiler scraped down with spatula. ----
