Ingredients

  • 1 (4 oz.) pkg. Baker's German's sweet chocolate
  • 1/2 c. water
  • 2 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 2 sticks margarine, softened
  • 2 c. sugar
  • 4 egg yolks (set aside the 4 egg whites)
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 c. buttermilk

Method

  • Heat oven to 350°.
  • Use sheet cake pan.
  • Mix 1/2 cup of boiling water with chocolate until chocolate melts.
  • Mix flour, salt and baking soda.
  • Beat margarine and sugar until smooth; add one egg yolk at a time and beat.
  • Stir in chocolate mixture with vanilla; add flour mixture, alternately with buttermilk, beating after addition until smooth.
  • Beat egg whites until they form a stiff peak.
  • Gently stir in egg whites into batter.
  • Pour batter into pans and bake about 30 minutes or until done.