German Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1/2 lb. butter or oleo
1 c. buttermilk
4 egg yolks
1/4 tsp. salt
2 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. vanilla
4 egg whites
1 pkg. German sweet chocolate

Preparation

Melt chocolate in 1/2 cup boiling water. Let cool. Cream butter and sugar. Add beaten egg yolks; add 3/4 cup buttermilk alternately with flour.
Dissolve soda in remaining 1/4 cup buttermilk. Add salt, chocolate and vanilla. Finally fold in stiffly beaten whites. Bake in 350\u00b0 oven until it springs back from touch.