GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE
Regi Dean's Recipes  08/21/99
Deserts
Shirley Williams
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sugar	2 cups
egg yolks	4
baking soda	1 tsp.
vanilla	1 tsp.
sweet chocolate bars	1 pkg.
shortening	1 cup
buttermilk	1 cup
cups flour	2-1/2
hot water	1/2 cup
egg whites, beaten	4
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Cream shortening, add sugar gradually with 
cintinual heating. Melt chocolate in 1/2 cup hot 
water(over double boiler) allow to cool. Add
yolks to creamed mixture, 1 at a time,mixing well. 
Sift flour and measure. Mix baking soda and 
buttermilk. Add flour alternately with buttermilk
to creamed mixture, starting with flour and ending
with flour. Next, add the chocolate and vanilla,
fold in beaten egg whites, using rubber spatula. 
Bake in large 9 X 13 X 2 inch cake pan about 
50 minutes in a preheated oven at 350 degrees. 
Allow to cool, but while still warm, cover with
the icing. (You can also bake this cake in 2 - 9"
round cake pans)