2 c. sugar
1 c. shortening
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. butter flavoring
1 c. buttermilk
3 c. sifted flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 pkg. German sweet chocolate

Cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs, vanilla, butter flavoring, and buttermilk. Sift together flour, soda, salt; mix well. Then add German chocolate that has been softened in warm oven or in double boiler. Blend together well.

Bake in 9-inch stem pan or 10-inch Bundt pan that has been well greased and dusted with floured, about 1 1/2 hours at 300 degrees or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove cake from pan while still hot and place under a tight fitting cake cover and leave covered until cold.