Chocolate Chip Butter Cake

Chocolate Chip Butter Cake Recipe

8 oz. butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs, separated
2-2/3 cups sifted cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
5 oz. German Sweet Chocolate Bars

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cream butter and sugar together. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add sifted dry ingredients in thirds, alternating with milk and vanilla, beating until smooth after each addition.

Grate chocolate coarsely, reserving 1/3 cup for the topping.

Beat whites until stiff, and then fold into batter. Add grated chocolate to batter and mix.

Pour into a greased and floured 9x13-inch pan. Sprinkle the top with the 1/3 cup of grated chocolate. Bake for 40 minutes. Remove chocolate chip butter cake from oven and cool on rack.