Chocolate-Banana Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (1 oz.) sq. unsweetened chocolate
1 c. butter or margarine, softened
2 3/4 c. sugar
3 eggs
3 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. mashed banana
2/3 c. buttermilk
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
1 c. chopped pecans
Chocolate Frosting (recipe follows)

Preparation

Place chocolate in top of a double boiler; bring water to a boil.
Reduce heat to low; cook until chocolate melts.
Set aside to cool.
Cream butter.
Gradually add sugar, beating well with an electric mixer.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Combine flour, baking powder, soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with banana, buttermilk and melted chocolate, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
Mix well after each addition.
Stir in vanilla and pecans.