German Chocolate Cake(1993 Dairy Festival 1St Place) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (4 oz.) pkg. German sweet chocolate
1/3 c. water
1 2/3 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. butter or margarine
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
3 egg yolks
2/3 c. buttermilk or sour milk
3 stiff-beaten egg whites

Preparation

Grease and lightly flour two 8 x 1 1/2-inch round baking pans; set aside.
In a saucepan, heat chocolate and water until chocolate melts; cool.
Stir together flour, baking soda and salt. In a mixer bowl, beat butter or margarine on medium speed of electric mixer about 30 seconds.
Add sugar and vanilla; beat until fluffy.
Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating on medium speed for 1 minute after each.
Beat in chocolate mixture.
Add dry ingredients and buttermilk alternately to beaten mixture, beating after each addition.
Fold in egg whites.