Ingredients
Non-stick cooking spray
1¼ cups flour
½ cup cocoa, unsweetened
¼ cup cornstarch
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1¼ cups sugar
1 cup water
3 egg whites
½ cup corn syrup, light or dark
1 confectioners’ sugar, optional
Preparation
Spray a 9-inch square pan with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, combine next seven ingredients.
In a medium bowl, stir sugar and water until sugar is almost dissolved.
Add egg whites and corn syrup; stir until blended.
Gradually add to dry ingredients, stirring until smooth.
Pour into the prepared pan. Bake in 350 degrees F oven for 35 minutes or until the toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool in pan on a wire rack and then frost with store-bought frosting.
If desired, sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar.
