Award Winning Birthday Cake Recipe - Chocolate Cake with Buttercream Icing

This is a very easy recipe. It is from Sweet Lisa's bakery in Greenwich, CT.

Chocolate Cake:











Buttercream Icing:

3/4 c egg whites
1/2 c water
1/4 c corn syrup
1.8 t cream of tartar
1 1/2 C sugar
1 lb. butter, room temp.
2 t. vanilla

Place egg whites in mixing bowl and mix on low speed

Combine water, corn syrup, tarter and sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Boil to 238 degrees on a candy thermometer.

Remove from heat and pour into egg whites, mixing on medium speed. Whip until cool, about 10 minutes. Whip in cut-up, room temperature butter.
Add vanilla to finish.