Ingredients
- 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2-1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate morsels, divided
- 2 (4 oz.) bars sweet baking chocolate, melted and cooled
- 1/3 cup chocolate syrup
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 ounces white chocolate, chopped
- 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons shortening divided
- Chocolate and white chocolate leaves (optional)
Preparation
Step 1
Cream butter in large mixing bowl, gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of electric mixer. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
Dissolve soda in buttermilk, stirring well. Add to creamed mixture alternately with flour, beginning and ending with flour. Add 1 cup morsels, melted chocolate, chocolate syrup, and vanilla, stirring just until blended. Do not overbeat.
Spoon batter into heavily greased and floured 10" Bundt pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 25 to 35 minutes or until cake spring back when touched. Invert cake immediately onto a serving plate, and let cool completely.
Combine 4 ounces chopped white chocolate and 2 tablespoons shortening in top of double boiler, bring water to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cook until mixture is melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Drizzle melted white chocolate mixture over cooled cake. Melt remaining 1/2 cup morsels and 2 teaspoons shortening in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat, and let cool, drizzle over white chocolate. Garnish with white chocolate leaves.