| German Chocolate Cake 3
one 4 ounce package of German sweet chocolate 1 2/3 cup of all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon of baking soda 1/2 cup of butter or margarine 1 cup of sugar 1 teaspoon of vanilla 3 egg yolks 2/3 cup of buttermilk or sour milk 3 stiffly-beaten egg whites |
| Grease and lightly flour two 8 x 1 1/2 inch round baking pans. Heat chocolate and 1/3 cup water until chocolate melts; cool. Combine flour, soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Beat butter about 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until fluffy. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating 1 minute after each. Beat in chocolate mixture. Add dry ingredients and buttermilk alternately to beaten mixture, beating after each addition. Fold in egg whites. Turn into pans. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in 350ºF. oven. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool. Fill and frost with Coconut-Pecan Frosting. Serves 12.
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