1 (4 oz.) pkg. sweet cooking chocolate
1/2 c. boiling water
2 c. granulated sugar
2 1/2 c. cake flour, sifted
1 c. buttermilk
1 c. butter
4 eggs, separated
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla

Melt chocolate in the boiling water. Cool. Cream the butter and add the sugar and cream until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, beating after each additional egg. Add the vanilla and melted chocolate and mix until well blended. Sift the flour with the soda and salt. Add the sifted dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk to the butter mixture beating after each addition until the batter is smooth. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites and pour the batter into 9 inch greased layer pans lined on the bottom with waxed paper. Bake 35 to 40 minutes at 350 degrees.