German Chocolate Cake From Scratch 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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