German Sweet Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. (4 oz.) Baker's German's sweet chocolate
1/2 c. boiling water
1 c. (2 sticks) butter
2 c. sugar
4 eggs, separated
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. buttermilk

Preparation

Melt chocolate in water; cool.
Cream butter and sugar.
Beat in egg yolks.
Stir in vanilla and chocolate.
Mix flour, soda and salt.
Beat in flour mixture, alternately with buttermilk.
Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
Fold into batter.
Pour batter into 3 (9-inch) layer pans lined on bottoms with waxed paper.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes.