Recipe

Cocoa Chiffon Cake Recipe

	Notyourmomma / All my dishes 2 years, 1 month ago One of my Grandma Robert's favorite cakes, Her handwriting is a crab-like scrawl (bless her heart) and it is hard to transcribe at times, this has been one of the hardest to decipher. Prep:30m Cook:55m Servings:8	Notyourmomm
	chiffon cake sweet cocoa

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Ingredients

3/8 cup of boiling water

1/4 cup of cocoa

7/8 cup of sifted "soft as silk" flour

7/8 cup of sugar

1 1/2 tsp of baking powder

1/2 tsp of salt

1/4 cup of salad oil

4 unbeaten egg yolks

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract

4 egg whites

1/4 tsp of cream of tartar

1 3 ounce package of cream cheese

3 tablespoons of milk

2 cups of sifted confectioner's sugar

2 squares of unsweetened chocolate

pinch of salt

1 teaspoon of vanilla or almond extract

Directions

Step 1: Stir until smooth and then cool, the boiling water and cocoa.

Sift together in mixing bowl, flour, sugar and baking powder and salt.

Make a well and add in order, the salad oil, the unbeaten egg yolks, the cooled cocoa mixture 1/2 tsp of vanilla. Beat with spoon until smooth.

Step 2 - Into a large mixing bowl, put the egg whties and whip lightly, add the cream of tartar and whip until white form very stiff peaks.

Step 3 - Pour egg yolk mixture very gradually over the whipped egg whites, gently folding with a rubber spatula until just blended. DO NOT STIR. Pour into ungreased pan at once.

Bake in 8x8x2 square or 5x10x3 loaf or 9x 3 1/2 inch tube in a 325 degree oven for 50 -55 minutes.

Grandmas' words are "Ice to please"

Her Easy chocolate frosting is made as follows:

Soften 1 three ounce package of cream cheese, beat in 3 tablespoons of milk or cream. Blend until smooth. Add confectioner's sugar 1/2 cup at a time beating well after each addition. Melt 2 squares unsweetened chocolate, cool slightly and add to creamed mixture with a pinch of salt. Flavor with vanilla or almond extract. Beat until extra smooth and well blended.

Ice cooled cake.

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