President Eisenhower's Favorite Cake

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 1/2 cups sifted flour
• 1 cup sour milk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2/3 cup cocoa, dissolved in
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder, rounded
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 sift flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together.
• 3 cream shortening; beat in sugar gradually, mix in egg yolks and vanilla extract.
• 4 add cocoa and flour mixture alternating with milk.
• 5 beat egg whites until stiff.
• 6 fold stiff egg whites into mixture.
• 7 pour into 2 greased layer cake pans.
• 8 bake 25 minutes.
• 9 frost with favorite frosting.