Step 1

Cream butter, sugar and eggs with a mixer.  Add vanilla extract and buttermilk, keep mixing.   Melt chocolate chips in the microwave about 1 minute or until when stirred they are smooth. Add to creamed mixture.

Step 2

Whisk together the flour, salt and baking soda in a bowl.   Add to creamed chocolate mixture and mix with mixer just until all ingredients are wet.  Fold in nuts.  Spray a 10 inch bundt pan with cooking spray.  Pour in the batter.

Step 3

Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until center tests done.

Step 4

Melt together in the microwave about 45 seconds or until you can drizzle over cake.