3/4 c. boiling water
1/2 c. cocoa
1 3/4 c. sifted flour
1 3/4 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1/2 c. cooking oil
7 unbeaten egg yolks (med. eggs)
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. egg whites (7-8)
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar

Heat oven to 325 degrees. Combine boiling water and cocoa (cool). Sift into bowl flour, sugar, soda and salt. Make a well, add oil, yolks, cocoa mixture and vanilla. Beat until smooth. In a large bowl beat whites and cream of tartar.

Pour yolk mixture gradually over beaten whites folding in with a rubber scraper. Pour into a 10 inch tube pan and bake from 65-70 minutes. Invert on funnel until cool. Frost as desired.