Three-layer chocolate cake with a cooked cocoa syrup and fluffy egg-white batter.

Steps

1. Mix 1/4 cup granulated sugar, cocoa and boiling water and cook over low heat until creamy. Cool.
2. Cream margarine, gradually add 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar.
3. Add egg yolks and vanilla and beat well. Add chocolate syrup.
4. Sift together flour, baking powder, soda and salt.
5. Add flour mixture and sour milk to creamed mixture alternately, beginning and ending with flour.
6. Beat egg whites with clean beaters in a clean bowl until they stand in peaks.
7. Fold egg whites and red colouring into batter.
8. Bake in greased and papered layer pans (3) at 350°F until firm.
9. Cool on racks.
10. Frost with Chocolate Butter Frosting.