German Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. Crisco
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. soda
pinch of salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 pkg. German sweet chocolate
4 eggs, separated
2 1/2 c. flour

Preparation

Dissolve chocolate in 1/2 cup boiling water.
Cream shortening and sugar.
Add beaten egg yolks.
Add 3/4 cup buttermilk and flour alternately.
Dissolve soda in remainder of buttermilk; add salt.
Add this and chocolate mixture to batter.
Beat egg whites and fold into cake batter.
Grease and flour 3 round cake pans. Bake at 325\u00b0 for 25 to 30 minutes.