German Chocolate Cake

German Sweet Chocolate Cake

German Sweet Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• Serving Size : 1
• 4 ounces Baker’s German Sweet Chocolate
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 Egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 4 Egg whites – stiffly beaten

Method

1. Melt chocolate in boiling water.
2. Cool.
3. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
4. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Blend in vanilla and chocolate.
6. Sift flour with soda and salt; add alternately with buttermilk to chocolate mixture, beating after each addition until smooth.
7. Fold in beaten whites.
8. Pour into three 8 or 9 inch layer pans, lined on bottom with paper.
9. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes.
10. Frost tops only.
11. Can use coconut-pecan frosting for tops