German Sweet Chocolate Cake Recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg Baker’s German’s Sweet Chocolate, (4 oz)

½ cup water, boiling

1 cup butter , or other shortening

2 cups sugar

4 egg yolks, unbeaten

1 tsp vanilla

2 ½ cups Swans Down Cake Flour, sifted

1 cup buttermilk

4 egg whites, stiffly beaten

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 well.

Sift together salt, soda, and flour.

Add alternately with buttermilk to chocolate mixture, beating well. Beat until smooth.

Fold in beaten egg whites. Pour into 3 8-inch or 9-inch cake layer pans, lining the bottoms with paper.

Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees F) for 30-40 minutes; cool.

Frost tops only.