Chocolate Maraschino Cherry Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg, well beaten
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 1/2 cup nuts, chopped
• 1 3/4 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 5 ounces cherries, chopped include juice

Directions

1. Grease and flour pans (9x13 or 2 8" round pans).
2. Sift flour and soda.
3. cream butter and sugar.
4. add egg, melted chocolate nuts and cherries and juice to creamed mixture.
5. add dry ingredients and buttermilk alternately.
6. Pour into pans
7. Bake in a 350 oven for 30 minutes.
8. Cool.
9. Frost with Ganache or chocolate frosting.