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Recipe: Black Walnut Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Glaze (Great American Recipe Cards)

Desserts - Cakes
BLACK WALNUT CHOCOLATE CAKE

FOR THE CAKE:
2 squares (1 ounce each) unsweetened chocolate
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup hot, strong, coffee
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp white wine vinegar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped, black walnuts, divided use
FOR THE CHOCOLATE GLAZE:
5 oz semi-sweet baking chocolate
4 tsp solid vegetable shortening

TO MAKE THE CAKE:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8-inch baking pan.

In the top of a double boiler over simmering water, stir unsweetened chocolate, oil, salt and coffee until melted.

Pour chocolate mixture into a large bowl. Add sugar, egg, heavy cream, baking soda, vanilla, and vinegar. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Add flour. Beat for 3 to 4 minutes. Occasionally scrape sides of bowl with a rubber spatula.

Stir in 1/2 cup of the walnuts. Pour cake batter into prepared pan and set in lower third of oven.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 35 to 40 minutes or until cake begins to pull from sides of pan. Cool in pan on rack for 30 minutes. Remove from pan and set on rack over piece of waxed paper.

TO MAKE THE CHOCOLATE GLAZE:
In the top of a double boiler over simmering (do not boil) water, stir semi-sweet chocolate and shortening until melted.

Slowly pour glaze over cooled cake so it flows over top and sides in an even layer. Sprinkle with remaining walnuts.

Makes 1 (8-inch) cake that serves 8 to 10
Source: Great American Recipe Cards
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