WHITE CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE WITH ICING

6 eggs
3 c. sifted cake flour
1/4 lb. white chocolate
2 1/2 c. sugar
3/4 c. milk
1 c. shortening
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 c. hot water
1 tsp. vanilla

ICING:

1/4 lb. white chocolate
1/4 c. butter
2 c. sugar
1/2 c. evaporated milk

Mix shortening and sugar beat well. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each egg. Melt chocolate in top of a double boiler. Cool. Add to sugar mixture and add flour and milk alternately flour added first or last. Add vanilla. Bake at 300 degrees in a tube pan for 1 1/4 hours or test for doneness. Icing mixture butter, milk and white chocolate in heavy saucepan on low heat stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute remove from heat add 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until thick pour over cake.