CAKE
3 Eggs 2 1/4 c All purp flour
3/4 c Granulated sugar 1/2 c Unsweet cocoa powder
1/2 c Butter 1 1/2 ts Baking soda
1 c Lt. brown sugar; packed 3/4 c Strong cold coffee
FROSTING
6 tb Butter 3 tb Frangelico
1 lb Sifted powdered sugar 2 tb Up to 3 T hot coffee
3 tb Unsweet cocoa powder
Grease and flour two 9″ cake pans. Preheat oven to 350 deg. Separate
eggs. Beat egg whites until frothy; then beat in sugar until stiff
peaks form. Set aside. Cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy.
Beat in yolks one at a time. Sift flour, cocoa, baking soda tog. Add
to creamed mixture alternately with coffee and Frangelico; blend
well. Fold egg whites into batter. Pour into prepared pans. Bake
30-35 min. or until done. Cool 10 min. Invert on wire racks and
remove pans. Cool before frosting. FROSTING: Cream butter with sugar.
Add everything else. and beat until smooth.
Yields
12 servings