Cakes: My Grandma's Thunder Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 t vanilla
  • 3 eggs, separated
  • 1 cup cold water
  • 1/3 cup puréed tomatoes
  • 2 1/2 cups cake flour
  • 1/2 cup dry cocoa
  • 1 1/2 t baking soda
  • 1 t salt

Preparation

Step 1

Cream first 6 ingredients including yolks
Beat whites until the are stiff then fold in
Sift dry ingredients and add to mixture
Bake in greased and floured 8 1/2 inch round pans at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes
Frost with chocolate better frosting
Top with strawberries