German Sweet Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 oz. German's chocolate
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 c. butter, softened
3 c. sugar
4 eggs, separated
2 1/2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. buttermilk
1 c. evaporated milk
3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 1/3 c. flaked coconut
1 c. chopped pecans
1/2 c. water

Preparation

Cake:
Melt chocolate in 1/2 cup boiling water.
Cool.
Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla; cream 1 cup butter and 2 cups sugar in bowl. Beat in 4 egg yolks, 1 at a time.
Stir in chocolate mixture; add flour, soda, salt and buttermilk, mix well.
Fold in 4 beaten egg whites; pour into 3 greased and floured 9-inch cake pans.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 to 40 minutes, or until cake tests done; cool.