Red Devil's Food Cake

    Ingredients

    1/2 cup shortening
    1 3/4 cup sugar
    1 tsp. vanilla
    3 eggs, separated
    2 1/2 cups cake flour, sifted
    1/2 cup cocoa
    1 1/2 tsp. soda
    1 tsp. salt
    1 1/3 cup cold water

    Directions

    Cream shortening and 1 cup of the sugar till light.  
    Add vanilla and egg yolks, one at a time.  Sift
    together dry ingredients, add to creamed mixture
    alternately with cold water.  Beat egg whites till
    soft peaks form; gradually add 3/4 cup sugar.  
    Fold into batter; blend well.
    Pour into 2 greased 9-inch round pans.
    Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes.

 
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