DORIS LASKA'S CHOCOLATE CHIFFON CAKE
(County Fair Winner)

2/3 cup plus 1 1/2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cup hot water
1 1/2 cups cake flour
1 3/4 cups white granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil
7 eggs, separated
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 cup powdered or white sugar (for dusting top)

In a small bowl, stir 2/3 cup cocoa powder and 3/4 cup hot water until smooth and cool.

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Add oil, egg yolks, vanilla and cocoa mixture; stir until smooth; set aside.

In mixing bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Add cream of tartar, beat until stiff peaks form. Gradually fold in yolk mixture. Pour into ungreased 10-inch tube pan.

Bake on lowest oven rack at 350 degrees F for 60 to 65 minutes. Invert pan and cool.

Combine 1/2 cup powdered or white sugar and the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons cocoa powder. Remove cooled cake from pan and dust with sugar-cocoa mixture.

Makes 1 (10-inch) tube cake
Source: Marilyn Block, Winona Daily News, Sunday, July 20, 2008