Chocolate Cake With Lemon Icing

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp cocoa
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 egg whites
• 1 tsp vanilla or lemon extract
• 1/2 tsp cocoa (for icing)
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp boiling water

Method

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350°F. Cream butter and sugar, then beat in egg yolks.
2. 2 Sift together flour, baking powder, and 2 tsp cocoa.
3. 3 Beat egg whites stiff. Alternately add milk and flour mixture to the butter mixture.
4. 4 Fold in egg whites and vanilla. Bake in a shallow pan for 20 minutes.
5. 5 Mix icing ingredients (1/2 tsp cocoa, 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tbsp boiling water) into a paste.
6. 6 Spread icing immediately over the hot cake.