German Chocolate Cake

10 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 c. sugar
  • 1 c. Crisco shortening
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 1/2 c. flour
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 pkg. German sweet chocolate
  • 1 tsp. soda
  • 1 c. buttermilk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1/2 c. boiling water

Directions

  1. 1
    Dissolve chocolate in 1/2 cup boiling water.
  2. 2
    Cream Crisco and sugar; add beaten egg yolks.
  3. 3
    Add 3/4 cup buttermilk alternately with flour. Dissolve soda in remaining buttermilk.
  4. 4
    Add salt to chocolate.
  5. 5
    Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
  6. 6
    Bake in three 9-inch pans at 350° for 30 to 40 minutes.
  7. 7
    Cool and frost.

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