Chocolate ice box cake

6 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½poundsGerman sweet chocolate
3tablespoonsBoiling water
1cupPowdered sugar
2Egg yolks
1teaspoonVanilla
2Beaten egg whites
1pintCream, whipped
¾Of an angel food cake

Directions

(mix can be used)

MELT CHOCOLATE and boiling water together, remove from stove and add cup of powdered sugar and 2 egg yolks, beaten. Add vanilla, egg whites beaten moderately stiff, and fold in whipped cream. Break angel food cake into irregular pieces. Place half the cake bits in a pan, cover with half the chocolate custard. Add remaining cake, and cover generously with remaining chocolate. Chill twelve hours, or overnight, in refrigerator.