1 egg
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sour milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp soda
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup hot water
Put in bowl in order given. Do not mix until last item has been added. Then beat well. Bake in moderate oven 350 degrees for 30-40 min.
Icing : 1 cup sugar,1/4 cup Karo, 1/4 cup water.
Boil until spins thread. Pour over egg whites.
Grandma always made this cake when we would visit, and she would leave about 1/4 of the batter in the bowl for us to eat. It was delicious! She would usually leave the cake plain with no icing.