German Sweet Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. Crisco
4 eggs
1 c. buttermilk
1 pkg. German sweet chocolate
2 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Dissolve chocolate in 1/2 cup boiling water.
Beat egg whites stiff.
Cream sugar, Crisco, egg yolks and salt.
Add 3/4 cup buttermilk alternately with flour.
Dissolve soda in remaining buttermilk.
Add with the chocolate and vanilla. Fold in beaten egg whites.
Bake in 3 layers at 350\u00b0 until cake barely springs back to touch.