THE Kleerup family birthday cake.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 c Dutch cocoa
• 3/4 c boiling water
• 2 c sugar
• 1/2 c butter (1 cube)
• 3 eggs, separated
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 c sour cream
• 1/4 tsp instant coffee
• 2 c sifted cake flour
• 1 tsp vanilla
• pinch of salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven 375°.
2. Mix cocoa in boiling water and let cool.
3. Cream butter and sugar.
4. Add beaten egg yolks.
5. Add sour cream in which soda and coffee have been dissolved, cooled cocoa mixture, flour, and salt.
6. Fold in beaten egg whites and vanilla.
7. Bake in 3 layers or a 9×12 pan 20 – 25 minutes in a 375° oven.

Frosting

• 2 1/2 c confectioners sugar (powdered sugar)
• 5 Tab Dutch cocoa
• 5 Tab butter
• 5 Tab hot water (or hot coffee)
• 1 tsp vanilla

(No directions were included for the frosting – everyone knows you cream the sugar, cocoa, vanilla and butter and add enough water/coffee to make it spreadable.)

Serves:  12

Source:  Kenilworth Union Church Cook Book, contributed by Mrs. Bertel J.  Kleerup