1/2 c Cocoa
3/4 c Boiling water
1 3/4 c Cake flour
1 3/4 c Sugar
1 1/2 ts Baking soda
1 ts Salt
1/2 c Oil
7 Eggs; separated
2 ts Vanilla
1/4 ts Cream of tartar
Icing
1/3 c Butter
2 c Powdered sugar
2 oz Unsweetened baking
-chocolate; melted and
-cooled
1 1/2 ts Vanilla
3 tb Hot water
Preheat oven to 325 degrees Beat together egg whites and cream of
tartar, set aside. Mix together flour, sugar, soda and salt. Add oil,
yolks, vanilla, water and cocoa. Fold egg whites into cocoa batter
and pour into ungreased angel food cake pan. Bake for 60 minutes, or
until done. Invert to cool and remove from pan. For icing, melt
butter and chocolate, add sugar and vanilla with water to desired
consistency. Drizzle over cooled cake. Garnish with chopped nuts if
desired.
Yields
18 servings