German Chocolate Cake

Name: German Chocolate Cake
Ingredients: 1/4 lb. sweet cooking chocolate; 1/2 c. boiling water; 1 c. (2 sticks) butter; 2 c. sugar; 4 eggs, separated; 1 tsp. vanilla; 2 1/2 c. sifted flour; 1 tsp. baking soda; 1/2 tsp. salt; 1 c. buttermilk

10 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1/4 lb. sweet cooking chocolate
1/2 c. boiling water
1 c. (2 sticks) butter
2 c. sugar
4 eggs, separated
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. buttermilk

Directions

1

Melt chocolate in water; cool.
2

Cream butter and sugar with electric mixer until lightly fluffy.
3

Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4

Add chocolate and vanilla; mix well.
5

Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk to butter mixture, beating after each addition, until batter is smooth.
6

Beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
7

Fold into cake batter.
8

Bake in 3 waxed paper lined 9-inch pans in a 350° oven for 30 to 40 minutes.
9

Cool and frost with Coconut-Pecan Frosting.