Vienna Cake

Name: Vienna Cake
Ingredients: 6 egg yolks; 1 cup cold water; 1 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 cup cake flour; 1 cup cocoa; 1 teaspoon salt; 6 egg whites; 1 teaspoon cream of tartar

9 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

6 egg yolks
1 cup cold water
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup cake flour
1 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon salt
6 egg whites
1 teaspoon cream of tartar

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 325 F. Beat egg yolks till thick and lemon colored; add water and continue beating until very thick. Add sugar and vanilla. sift together flour, cocoa and salt in separate bowl. Fold flour mixture into egg yolk mixture. Beat egg whites until foamy; add cream of tartar and beat until whites form moist, glossy peaks. Fold whites into first mixture. Bake in ungreased (10-inch) round tube pan 1 hour. Invert to cool. Cut
2

Add 2/3 cup sugar, 2/3 cup flour and 1/2 tsp. salt. Turn heat to medium-high; add 4 cups milk and 3 tsps. vanilla and stir continuously until mixture thickens and starts to bubble. Remove from heat and pour about half into separate bowl. Add 4 ozs. German sweet chocolate, cut into chunks, to mixture in saucepan, and stir until melted. Cool until just warm before frosting cake.