German Sweet Chocolate Cake

• 4 oz. German's chocolate
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 c. butter, softened
• 3 c. sugar
• 4 eggs, separated
• 2 1/2 c. sifted flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 c. buttermilk
• 1 c. evaporated milk
• 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
• 1 1/3 c. flaked coconut
• 1 c. chopped pecans
• 1/2 c. water

1. Cake:
2. Melt chocolate in 1/2 cup boiling water.
3. Cool.
4. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla; cream 1 cup butter and 2 cups sugar in bowl. Beat in 4 egg yolks, 1 at a time.
5. Stir in chocolate mixture; add flour, soda, salt and buttermilk, mix well.
6. Fold in 4 beaten egg whites; pour into 3 greased and floured 9-inch cake pans.
7. Bake at 350u0b0 for 30 to 40 minutes, or until cake tests done; cool.

chocolate, vanilla extract, butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, salt, buttermilk, milk, egg yolks, flaked coconut, pecans, water

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=745244 (may not work)