Chewy Turtle Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 Tbsp. boiling water
3/4 c. sugar
2 egg yolks
1 c. Softasilk cake flour
1/8 tsp. salt
2 egg whites
1/2 c. chopped pecans
2 oz. sweet cooking chocolate
1/4 c. plus 2 Tbsp. margarine, softened
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 c. plus 2 Tbsp. buttermilk
1 (12 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preparation

Pour boiling water on chocolate, stirring until melted.
Cool. Grease and flour rectangular pan, 12 x 9 x 2-inch.
Beat sugar and margarine until fluffy.
Beat in egg yolks, one at a time.
Beat in chocolate mixture and vanilla at low speed.
Mix in flour and baking soda and salt alternately with buttermilk, beating after each addition until batter is smooth.
Beat egg whites until stiff; fold into batter.
Pour into pan.
Bake about 20 minutes at 350\u00b0 or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.