Ada'S Most Requested Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 Tbsp. cocoa
1/2 c. boiling water
1/4 oleo
2 c. sugar
4 eggs, separated
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 c. cake flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. soda
1 c. buttermilk
1 lb. powdered sugar
2 1/2 Tbsp. cocoa
1 tsp. vanilla flavoring
1 stick oleo
8 oz. cream cheese

Preparation

Combine cocoa and hot water, stirring.
Cool.
Cream oleo and sugar; beat in egg yolks, one at a time.
Blend in vanilla and cocoa mixture.
Sift flour, salt and soda together; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well.
Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites; pour mixture into 2 greased and floured pans. Bake for 30 minutes at 350\u00b0.
Cool and frost.