Mom'S Old-Fashioned Burnt Sugar Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. boiling water
3 c. sifted flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. shortening
4 eggs, separated
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Place 1 cup sugar in skillet and heat, stirring constantly, until sugar melts and becomes brown.
Remove from heat.