FRENCH COCOA SELF-FROSTING CAKE 1/2 c. shortening or margarine 1/2 c. brown sugar 1/2 c. sugar 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla 3 eggs, separated 3/4 c. milk 2 c. flour 3 tsp. baking powder 1/4 c. cocoa 1/4 tsp. salt 3 egg whites 1 c. brown sugar 1 Tbsp. cocoa 1/2 c. chopped nuts Sift together three times, flour, baking powder, cocoa and salt. Cream shortening; gradually add sugars beating well. Separate eggs and beat egg yolks. Add them to the creamed mixture along with the vanilla. Add dry ingredients alternat- ing with the milk beating well. Pour into a greased and floured 9 x 13-inch pan. Beat egg whites until stiff, beat in brown sugar gradually until mixture stands in peaks. Add cocoa; mix well and spread over cake mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 45 minutes. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |