​German Chocolate Cake

Melt chocolate in boiling water. Cool. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add yolks one at a time, and beat well after each. Add chocolate and vanilla. Mix well. Sift dry ingredients together and add alternately w buttermilk to chocolate mix until smooth. Fold in whites. Pour into 3 deep 8- or 9″ layer pans, lined on bottoms w paper. Bake at 350 for 30-40 min. Cool. Frost tops only w Coconut Pecan Frosting

Chocolate 4 oz German sweet
Water 0.5c boiling
Butter 1c
Sugar 2c
Egg Yolks 4
Vanilla 1tsp
Flour 2.5c sifted cake
Salt 0.5tsp
Baking Soda 1tsp
Buttermilk 1c
Egg White 4 stiffly beaten