Buttermilk Chocolate Pound Cake
["1 c. solid all vegetable shortening", "2 c. sugar", "4 eggs", "2 tsp. vanilla extract", "3 c. self-rising flour", "1 c. buttermilk", "4 (1 oz.) sq. unsweetened chocolate, melted"]
["In", "large bowl beat shortening until creamy.", "Gradually add sugar,", "beating until mixed well.", "Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.", "Blend in vanilla.", "Sift flour.", "Add in", "thirds to\tsugar-egg", "mixture alternately with buttermilk (begin and", "end with", "flour).", "On low speed add melted chocolate,\tmixing\tuntil well", "blended.", "Pour", "batter evenly into greased 10-inch tube pan or large Bundt pan.", "Bake for about 1 1/2 hours", "or", "until\tcake tester inserted in center comes out clean at", "300\u00b0.", "Cool", "for", "10 minutes on rack in pan.", "Invert cake on", "rack", "to cool completely. Frost if desired with Dark Chocolate Frosting recipe."]
["vegetable shortening", "sugar", "eggs", "vanilla extract", "flour", "buttermilk", "unsweetened chocolate"]