Cameo Chocolate 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, lightly beaten
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 1/2 c. all-purpose flour, divided
1 c. chopped pecans, toasted
2 1/4 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

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 3 cups flour, sugar and soda in a large mixing bowl.
Gradually stir in white chocolate mixture.
Fold in pecan mixture.
Batter will be thin.
Pour into three greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 20 to 25 minutes or until center tests done. Cool in pans on wire rack for 10 minutes.
Remove from pans; cool completely.
Frost with icing.