Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     2/3           Cup  Butter or margarine
  1 1/3           Cups  Sugar
  1           Teaspoon  Baking soda
     1/2      Teaspoon  Salt
     1/2           Cup  Asparagus puree( cooked )
  3            Squares  melted chcolate
  1 1/2      Teaspoons  Vanilla
  1 3/4           Cups  Flour
  3                     Eggs
     1/2           Cup  Buttermilk

Preparation:

Cream butter and sugar. blend in asparagus, chocolate, vanilla. Combine flour with baking soda. Add alterantely with buttermilk to creamed mixture. Turn into 2, 8 inch cake pans and bake 350 for 35 minutes or tested done. Cool in pans for 10 minutes and remove to racks to cool. Fill and frost with a chocolate frosting.

Nutritional Information:

3177 Calories (kcal); 139g Total Fat; (39% calories from fat); 44g Protein; 443g Carbohydrate; 896mg Cholesterol; 3875mg Sodium