Cocoa Cake

From recipes4cakes.com
(Takes lots of bowls, might not be such a good idea in a small kitchen)



Ingredients:


1 cup boiling water
3/4 cup cocoa
1 1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening (you can use butter, sub 1 for 1)
2 eggs, separated
2 cups sifted cake flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 375 and prepare two 9" pans with non-stick spray, the bottom lined with parchment paper.


Bowl 1: pour boiling water over cocoa and stir until mixture is smooth.


Bowl 2 (your largest): cream sugar and shortening. add egg yolks. beat again.


Bowl 3: sift dry ingredients together 3 times. add alternately to creamed mixture, the dry ingredients and the milk. add cocoa mixture and vanilla.


Bowl 4: beat egg whites until peaks form. fold into cake mix.

Bake in prepared pans for allotted time.


Ice with desired frosting.