1 tb Shortening

1 oz Unsweetened chocolate

-squares 1/2 c Butter or margarine;

-softened 1/2 c Shortening

2 c Sugar

4 Eggs

1/2 ts Baking soda

1 c Buttermilk

3 c All-purpose flour

1/8 ts Salt

2 ts Vanilla extract

1 ts Almond extract

Recipe by: Southern Living

Melt 1 tablespoon shortening and unsweetened chocolate in a small saucepan, stirring until smooth. Set aside. Cream butter and shortening; gradually add sugar to creamed mixture, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Dissolve soda in buttermilk. Combine flour and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix just until blended after each addition. Stir in flavorings. Remove 2 cups of batter, and add chocolate mixture, stirring until blended. Spoon one-third of remaining plain batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan; top with half of chocolate batter. Repeat layers, ending with plain batter. Gently swirl batter with a knife to create a marble effect. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pan, and let cool completely on a wire rack. -----