French Pastry Cake

Total Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 3/4 cup hot water
• 3 egg whites, beaten stiff
• powdered sugar, for topping

Recipe

• 1 dissolve cocoa into hot water; let cool while you prepare other ingredients.
• 2 cream butter and sugar well.
• 3 add flour, sour cream, baking soda, salt and vanilla.
• 4 add cocoa mixture.
• 5 fold in egg whites.
• 6 pour into greased 9x13 pan.
• 7 bake at 350° dor 15 minutes.
• 8 lower oven to 325° nd bake for an additional 20 minutes or until tests clean.
• 9 when cool, sprinkle generously with powdered sugar.