---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: German Chocolate Cake From Scratch
 Categories: Cakes, Chocolate
      Yield: 12 servings
 
      4 oz German sweet chocolate
      1 c  Butter or margarine
      2 c  Granulated sugar
      4    Egg yolks
      1 ts Pure vanilla
  2 1/2 c  Cake flour
    1/2 ts Salt
      1 ts Soda
      1 c  Buttermilk
      4    Egg whites; stiffly beaten
 
  Melt chocolate in a plate over boiling water on the
  wrapper. Let cool. Cream butter & sugar until light &
  fluffy. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after
  each addition. Add vanilla & cooled choc. Mix til blended.
  Add flour, soda & salt altenately with buttermilk, beating
  only to blend. Fold in beaten egg whites. Pour into 3- 8 or
  9" cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes, or
  until, when pressed lightly w/finger tip, it barely springs
  back up.
  HINT: Line bottom of GREASED pan w/parchment, grease &
  flour parchment. Make your own buttermilk of sweet milk:
  Place 1 tb vinegar in a 1-cup measure. Add milk to = 1 cup.
  Let it thicken while gathering other ingredients.
 
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