White Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 lb. white chocolate
1 c. butter or oleo
1/2 c. boiling water
2 c. sugar
4 eggs, separated
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 c. cake flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. buttermilk
1 c. pecans or almond pieces
1 c. flaked coconut

Preparation

Melt chocolate in boiling water.
Cream together butter and sugar until fluffy.
Add 4 egg yolks (beaten) and mix well.
Add chocolate mixture to creamed mixture.
Sift and measure flour. Sift again with soda.
Add alternately with buttermilk.
Fold in 4 stiffly beaten egg whites.
Gently fold in nuts and coconut.
Pour into 3 greased and floured 9-inch cake pans.
Bake in 350\u00b0 oven 30 minutes or until done.