1 pkg. (4 oz.) Baker's German's sweet chocolate
1/2 c. boiling water
2 c. sugar
1 c. butter
4 egg yolks
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 c. sifted Swans Down Cake Flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. buttermilk
4 egg whites, stiffly beaten

Melt chocolate in boiling water. Cool. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each. Blend in vanilla and chocolate. Sift flour with soda and salt; add alternately with buttermilk to chocolate mixture, beating after each addition, until smooth. Fold in beaten whites. Pour into three 8 or 9 inch layer pans, lined on bottoms with paper. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes. Cool. Frost as desired.