Light chocolate cake

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       Title: Light Chocolate Cake
  Categories: Cakes
       Yield: 10 servings
  
   2 1/2 c  Sugar; divided
       3 tb Water
       2    Unsweetened chocolate (1 oz)
     3/4 c  Butter or margarine;
            -softened
       4    Eggs; separated
       1 ts Vanilla extract
   2 1/4 c  Cake flour; sifted
     1/2 ts Baking soda
     1/2 ts Salt
       1 c  Milk
       1 ts Cream of tartar
            Mocha frosting; see recipe
            -for
  
   Recipe by: Southern Living
   Preparation Time: 0:25
   Grease three 9-inch round cakepans, and line with wax
   paper.  Grease and flour wax paper.  Set aside. Combine 1/2
   cup sugar, water, and chocolate in a small saucepan; cook
   over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate melts.
   Cool. Cream butter; gradually add remaining 2 cups sugar,
   beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer.  Add egg
   yolks, one at a time, beating after each addition.  Stir in
   vanilla and chocolate mixture.
   Combine flour, soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture
   alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour
   mixture.  Mix after each addition. Beat egg whites until
   frothy; add cream of tartar, and beat until stiff peaks
   form.  Gently fold into batter. Pour batter into prepared
   cakepans.  Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or
   until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
   Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans, and let cool
   completely on wire racks. Spread Mocha Frosting between
   layers and on top and sides of cake.  Yield: one 3-layer
   cake.
  
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