Cameo Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. butter
3/4 c. water
1 (4 oz.) bar white chocolate, broken into pieces
1 1/2 c. buttermilk
4 large eggs, beaten
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 1/2 c. all-purpose flour, divided
1 c. chopped pecans, toasted
2 1/2 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
white chocolate cream cheese frosting (recipe follows)
chopped pecans for garnish

Preparation

Combine butter and water in a medium saucepan.
Bring to a boil over medium heat; stirring occasionally.
Remove from heat. Add white chocolate stirring until chocolate melts.
Stir in buttermilk, eggs and vanilla.
Set aside.
Combine 1/2 cup flour and pecans, stirring to coat.
Set aside.
Combine remaining flour, sugar and soda in large mixing bowl.
Gradually stir in white chocolate mixture.
Fold in pecan mixture.
(Batter will be thin.)