German Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. German sweet chocolate
1/2 c. boiling water
1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
4 egg yolks
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 c. cake flour
1 c. buttermilk
4 egg whites, stiffly beaten

Preparation

Melt chocolate in boiling water; cool.
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
Add egg yolks, one at a time, and beat well after each.
Add melted chocolate and vanilla; mix well.
Sift together salt, soda and flour.
Add alternately with buttermilk to chocolate mixture, beating well.
Beat until smooth.
Fold in beaten egg whites.
Pour into three 8 or 9-inch pans lined on bottom with paper.
Bake in oven at 350\u00b0 for 30 to 40 minutes.