German Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 ounces german sweet chocolate
• 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 egg yolks
• 2/3 cup buttermilk or 2/3 cup sour milk
• 3 egg whites (stiff beaten)
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can coconut pecan frosting

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease and lightly flour 8x1 1/2 inch round baking pan.
• 3 heat chocolate and 1/3 cup water til chocolate melts; cool.
• 4 beat butter about 30 seconds.
• 5 add sugar and vanilla; beat til fluffy.
• 6 add egg yolks one at a time beating one min after each.
• 7 beat in chocolate mixture.
• 8 add dry ingredients and buttermilk.
• 9 fold in egg whites.
• 10 bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
• 11 cool 10 minutes.
• 12 frost.