Author Notes
Every family has it's "urban myths". This cake is one of mine. Apparently one of my family members (about 80 years ago) had dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria in NY. Dessert was a wonderful chocolate cake. My great aunt asked for the recipe and it was sent to her with a bill for $100.00. I have checked her recipe with Waldorf Astoria chocolate cake recipes and have concluded that either they have since changed their recipe or she tweaked the recipe herself...she was a chocolholic! —dymnyno
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Ingredients
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2 cups flour
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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2 cups sugar
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1/2 cup butter
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3 oz bittersweet chocolate, melted
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2 teaspoons vanilla
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1 1/2 cups walnuts
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2 eggs
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1 1/2 cups milk
Directions
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Cream butter and sugar.
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Add beaten eggs
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Add melted chocolate
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Add all ingrediants alternately with milk.
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Fold in coarsely chopped nuts. After all ingredients are added and mixed , pour into two cake pans.
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Bake for 45 min or until a toothpick comes clean. Bake at 350 degrees.
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Chocolate frosting: 2/3 cup melted butter, 2 cups powdered sugar, 4 tbs. powdered chocolate, 4 tbs black coffee. Cook over low heat and cool and then frost.
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.When cakes are cool frost the cake. Put a lot on the first layer, add the second and then frost the second layer , letting the frosting drip over the sides.
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