Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup corn starch
• 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup sweet cream
• 7 egg whites
• vanilla
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cake chocolate
• 3 egg whites
• vanilla or bitter almond

Instructions

1. Sift together two cups flour, one cup corn starch, and two teaspoonfuls baking powder.
2. Add this to a cup of butter creamed light with two cups sugar and one cup sweet cream.
3. Add the stiffly beaten whites of seven eggs, flavor with vanilla, and bake in layers.
4. For the filling, boil together to a thick syrup three cups sugar, one cup water, and half a cake of grated chocolate.
5. Pour upon three egg-whites beaten very stiff, flavor with vanilla or bitter almond, and spread between layers.