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Ingredients

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour ½ cup packed brown sugar ¼ cup butter ½ cup chopped walnuts 1 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt ½ cup shortening 2 eggs 1 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Nutrition Info

211.8 calories carbohydrate: 28.1 g cholesterol: 21 mg fat: 10.5 g fiber: 0.9 g protein: 2.9 g saturatedFat: 3.9 g servingSize: - sodium: 181.9 mg sugar: 17.2 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour one 13x9 inch cake pan.
Combine 1/2 cup of the flour and the brown sugar, cut in the butter until the mixture is crumbly, stir in the chopped nuts and set aside.
In a double boiler or microwave melt chocolate chips and set aside to cool.
In a large bowl mix the remaining 2 cups flour, white sugar, baking soda, and salt. Add the shortening, eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla. Blend and then beat with an electric mixer at medium speed for 2 minutes.
Combine 1 cup of the batter and the melted cooled chocolate, mix well.
Alternate spooning the light and the dark batters into the prepared 13x9 cake pan. Cut through with a knife to marble. Sprinkle top with the reserved nut mixture.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes or until cake tests done. Let cake cool and enjoy!

1 - 9x13 inch pan

This is one of my favorite easy cakes. I usually have this for my birthday cake.