Old-Fashioned Chocolate Snack Cake

Name: Old-Fashioned Chocolate Snack Cake
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1-1/2 cups sugar; 1 cup cold water; 2 cups cake flour; 1/2 cup baking cocoa; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 egg whites; 2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar

10 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
1 cup cold water
2 cups cake flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 egg whites
2 teaspoons confectioners' sugar

Directions

1

In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in water. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Add vanilla. In another bowl, beat egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gently fold into the creamed mixture.
2

Pour into a 9-in. square baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar.