Mississippi Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. boiling water
3 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. butter
6 egg yolks
3/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
6 oz. chocolate (Baker's semi-sweet)
3 3/4 c. sifted cake flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 c. buttermilk
6 egg whites, stiffly beaten

Preparation

Melt chocolate in boiling water.
Cream sugar and butter. Beat egg yolks into mixture one at a time.
Sift flour, soda and salt.
Add to cream mixture alternately with buttermilk and chocolate, ending with chocolate.
Add vanilla; do not overbeat. Fold in beaten egg whites.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 25 minutes.
Cool and frost with Chocolate Frosting.