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Eisenhower's Chocolate Cake

Yields:1 cake
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Recipe Cooking TimePreparation20 minutes
Cooking25 minutes
Ready In60 minutes
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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
2 cups sugar
3 large eggs
1 cup sour milk
2 1/2 cups flour, all-purpose sifted
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder round
2/3 cup cocoa powder dissolve in
1/2 cup water boiling
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
Frosting
2 each egg whites
1 1/2 cups sugar sift fine
5 tablespoons water cold
1 pinch salt
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

Directions

Sift flour, baking powder and salt.

Cream shortening.

Slowly beat in sugar.

Add egg yolds andvanilla.

Add cocoa, then flour mixture alternately with milk.

Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.

Pour in 2 greased 9 inch layer cake tins.

Bake 25 minutes in 375 degree F oven.

FROSTING:Combine 2 egg whites, unbeaten with 1 1/2 cups sugar, finely sifted.

Add 5 tablespoons. cold water, a few grains salt and 1/2 teaspoon Cream of Tartar 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 teaspoon vanilla and beat until thick enough to spread while frosting is cooling.

Keep sides of double boiler scraped down with spatula.

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