Frosted Mahogany Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 4 egg yolks
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 5 teaspoons hot water
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 3/4 cups cake flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 stiffly beaten egg whites
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 (1 lb) box powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 5 teaspoons hot water
• 1 egg yolk

Recipe

• 1 for cake:.
• 2 cream butter and sugar.
• 3 add four egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 4 combine cocoa and hot water and blend into the egg and sugar mixture.
• 5 sift together baking powder and flour.
• 6 add flour alternatively to the egg mixture with the milk.
• 7 add vanilla.
• 8 fold in egg whites.
• 9 bake in three greased and floured cake pans for 25 minutes at 350 degrees.
• 10 for frosting:.
• 11 gradually mix butter and sugar.
• 12 combine cocoa and hot water and add to sugar mixture.
• 13 add egg yolk last.
• 14 if the frosting is too thick to spread, thin with milk or cream.