German Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. Baker's German chocolate
1 c. butter or margarine
1/2 c. boiling water
2 c. sugar
4 egg yolks (unbeaten)
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
2 1/2 c. sifted cake flour
1 c. buttermilk
4 egg whites

Preparation

Melt chocolate in the boiling water.
Cool.
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating after each.
Add chocolate and vanilla.
Sift together salt, soda and flour.
Add alternately with buttermilk to chocolate mixture, beating well after each addition.
Beat until batter is smooth.
Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into batter. Pour into 3 baking pans.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes.