Never Fail Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. white sugar
1 c. butter or Crisco
2 1/2 c. white flour
1/3 c. cocoa
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. soda
1 c. sour cream (can put 1 Tbsp. vinegar in milk to sour)
3/4 c. hot water
4 egg yolks
2 tsp. vanilla
4 egg whites, beaten (add last and fold in)

Preparation

Cream sugar and butter; add egg yolks one at a time and beat well.
Sift dry ingredients together three times.
Add alternately with sour cream and water.
Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Bake in 3 (9-inch) layers about 25 minutes in a 375\u00b0 oven.