White Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 lb. white chocolate pieces
1/2 c. boiling water
2 c. granulated sugar
2 sticks (1/2 lb.) real butter
4 eggs
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 c. cake flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 c. buttermilk
1 c. finely grated coconut flakes
1 c. finely chopped pecans

Preparation

Melt chocolate in water and let cool to room temperature. Cream butter and sugar together.
Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add chocolate and vanilla.
Sift flour with baking powder and add melted chocolate and buttermilk alternately to it. You will need to make 4 or 5 separate additions.
Beat just until barely smooth after each addition - be careful not to overbeat.
Stir in coconut and chopped nuts.
Turn batter into 3 greased 8 inch layer cake pans and bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 20 - 25 minutes, or until straw inserted in center comes out clean.
Remove from oven and let stand in pans for 10 minutes, then turn out on rack to cool.