1 bar German's chocolate
1 c. shortening
2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. butternut flavoring
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 c. sugar
4 eggs
3 c. flour
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. salt

Partly melt chocolate over hot water. Remove and stir. Cool. Cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs, flavoring and buttermilk. Sift together flour, salt and soda; add to shortening and mix well. Blend in chocolate.

Pour into a well-greased and floured 9-inch tube pan and bake at 300 degrees for 1 1/2 hours. Remove from pan while still hot and place under tightly fitting cover until cooled. Glaze with chocolate glaze.