Eva's Jem Cake
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup sour milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp soda
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup hot water
Icing:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup Karo syrup
- 1/4 cup water
Directions
- Put the cake ingredients in a bowl in the order given. Do not mix until the last item has been added, then beat well.
- Bake in a moderate 350°F oven for 30-40 minutes.
- For the icing, boil the sugar, Karo, and water until it spins a thread. Pour over egg whites.
Notes
- Grandma always made this cake when we would visit, and she would leave about 1/4 of the batter in the bowl for us to eat. It was delicious! She would usually leave the cake plain with no icing.