Chocolate Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. shortening
4 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. butter flavor
1 c. buttermilk
3 c. sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 pkg. sweet cooking chocolate

Preparation

Cream sugar and shortening.
Add eggs, flavors and buttermilk. Sift together flour, soda and salt; mix well.
Add melted chocolate (melt in warm oven or double boiler).
Blend well together.
Pour into 9-inch stem pan that has been well greased and floured.
Bake in 300\u00b0 oven for 1 1/2 hours.
Test with toothpick; if done, toothpick will come out clean (from cake center).
Put cake under tight fitting cake cover while still hot. Leave covered until cool.