German Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. Baker's German's sweet chocolate
1/2 c. boiling water
1 c. margarine
1/2 tsp. salt
4 egg yolks, beaten
4 egg whites, beaten stiffly
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. soda
1 c. buttermilk
1/2 c. flour

Preparation

Melt chocolate in boiling water; cool.
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
Add egg yolks one at a time and beat well after each.
Add melted chocolate and vanilla; mix.
Sift together salt, soda and flour; add to mixture with 1 cup buttermilk, beating well.
Beat until smooth.
Fold in beaten egg whites.
Pour into 3 (8 or 9-inch) pans lined with wax paper, foil or floured and greased.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 to 40 minutes.
Cool.
Frost tops only with German Chocolate Icing.