Eagle Chocolate Cake

• 4 ounces ghiradelli chocolate
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs separated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour, all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk or strong cold coffee
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

1. In heavy saucepan on low heat, melt broken chocolate with water, set aside.
2. Cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add egg yolks, one at a time beating after each addition.
4. Mix in melted chocolate and vanilla.
5. Sift flour with soda.
6. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk or coffee to chocolate mixture, mix until smooth.
7. Beat egg whites with salt until very stiff peaks form, fold into batter.
8. Spread into three 8 or 9 inch round cake pans lined with wax paper.
9. Bake at 350F (180C) F about 30 minutes.
10. Cool on rack 10 minutes, remove cake.

ghiradelli chocolate, water, butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking soda, buttermilk, salt

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/eagle-chocolate-cake-34209 (may not work)