Super Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. boiling water
1 bar German chocolate
1/4 c. warm water
1 pkg. yeast
1 c. shortening
2 c. sugar
4 egg yolks
2 1/2 c. self-rising flour
4 Tbsp. cocoa
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla
4 egg whites, beaten stiff

Preparation

Melt chocolate
in
hot water;
set aside to cool.
Mix yeast and
warm
water.
Cream shortening and sugar well.
Add egg yolks,
one
at
a time, beating after each.
Add vanilla, chocolate and yeast mixture.
Sift
flour with salt and cocoa. Stir soda into
buttermilk.
Add alternately flour and buttermilk, beating well after
each
addition.
Fold in egg whites. Bake in 4 layers at
350\u00b0 for 35 minutes.
Put filling between layers and frost.