German Sour Cherry Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

3/4 c sweet butter
6 oz semi-sweet chocolate
6 eggs
1 c sugar
1 ts vanilla
3/4 c sifted all-purpose flour
1 ts salt
16 cannd pitted sour cherries

Instructions

--drain Preheat oven to 350. Melt the butter and chocolate together. Beat the egg yolks and sugar until light; add the butter chocolate mixture, and continue mixing, add the vanilla. Stir in the flour and salt. Finally, fold in the beaten egg whites. Pour the mixture into a buttered 10" springform pan, and sprinkle the drained cherries on top. Bake at 350 for 55 minutes.JM ----