German Sweet Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (4 oz.) pkg. sweet cooking chocolate
2 1/2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
1 c. buttermilk
1 c. margarine
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Melt chocolate over very low heat, then let cool. Sift flour with salt. Dissolve soda in buttermilk. Cream margarine; gradually add sugar and continue beating until well blended and fluffy. Blend in chocolate; add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Add flour and salt mixture, blending well. Next, add soda and buttermilk mixture and blend well. Pour mixture into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes. Cool layers and frost with Coconut Pecan Frosting.