White Christmas Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. margarine or butter
4 oz. white chocolate baking bar, chopped
1 1/2 c. buttermilk
4 eggs, slightly beaten
1/4 tsp. rum extract
3 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. toasted chopped pecans
2 1/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. flaked coconut
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder

Preparation

In a large saucepan, bring margarine or butter and 3/4 cup water to boiling, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat.
Add baking bar; stir until melted.
Stir in buttermilk, eggs and rum extract; set aside.
Sir together 1/2 cup of the flour and the pecans; set aside.
In an extra bowl, stir together remaining 3 cups flour, sugar, coconut, soda and powder.
Stir in margarine mixture.
Fold in coconut mixture.
Stir in margarine mixture. Fold in pecan mixture.