Burnt Sugar Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1 c. cold water
3/4 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
2 3/4 c. flour
3/4 c. milk
2 egg whites

Preparation

Put 1 cup sugar in iron skillet.
Put on high heat.
Stir all the time until sugar has melted and burned.
Then add cold water. Cook down to make 1 cup liquid.
Sift flour, soda, baking powder and salt.
Cream shortening and 1 cup sugar.
Then add burned sugar and mix with rest of the ingredients.
Fold in beaten egg whites last.