1 pk Baker's german's sweet choco

           -ate (4 oz.)
    1/2 c  Water, boiling

      1 c  Butter or margarine

      2 c  Sugar

      4    Eggs, seperated

      1 ts Vanilla

      2 c  Flour, all-purpose

      1 ts Baking soda

    1/2 ts Salt

      1 c  Buttermilk

           Coconut-pecan frosting
  Fat grams    per serving:              Approx. Cook Time: 30min
      Melt chocolate in water; cool. Cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg
  yolks. Stir in vanilla and chocolate. Mix flour, soda and salt. beat
  in flour mixture, alternately with buttermilk. Beat egg whites until
  stiff peaks form; fold into batter. Pour batter into three 9-inch
  layer pans, lined on bottoms with waxed paper. Bake at 350 degrees for
  30 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly pressed in center.

  Cool 15 minutes; remove and cool on rack. Frost cake.