2 cups sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) butter (at room temperature)
5 egg yolks, well beaten
2 1/2 cups flour
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup unsweetened chocolate, melted
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. hot water
1 tsp. vanilla
5 egg whites

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Separate eggs, putting yolks into one bowl and whites into another.

In a large bowl, beat butter until light and fluffy while gradually adding sugar. In a medium bowl, beat egg yolks and add them a little at a time, alternating with flour and buttermilk.

Dissolve baking soda in hot water and stir in vanilla.

Clean the egg beater before beating the egg whites in a clean bowl until stiff but not dry. Using a spatula, fold the beaten egg whites gently into the batter and turn into 2 greased and floured 9 inch cake pans or a Bundt pan.

Bake in preheated oven for about 45-50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Frost with fudge or vanilla frosting and sprinkle with coconut or alternatively, drizzle with icing.

Submitted by: Belle