Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  4             ounces  semi-sweet chocolate
  1                cup  walnuts
  2        tablespoons  sugar
     1/2           cup  sugar
     1/2           cup  unsalted butter
  3                     egg
  1         tablespoon  liqueur
  6             ounces  chocolate
     1/3           cup  unsalted butter
  24                    walnut halves

Preparation:

Heat 4 ounces chocolate to melt in the top of a double-boiler remove from heat and set aside combine chopped walnuts and one-fourth the sugar in a food processor process to a fine powder cream 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup sugar together stir in melted chocolate and whip until smooth add eggs and liquor or rum-mix well add nuts-mix lightly pour into a greased and parchment-lined pan bake @ 375 degrees for 25 minutes remove from oven, cool (will firm up as it cools) place walnut halves onto an ungreased baking sheet roast @ 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes, until golden remove from oven and allow to cool combine 6 ounces chocolate with 1/3 cup butter in the top of a double-boiler heat and stir until melted dip walnut halves into melted chocolate place on parchment to cool pour remaining glaze over cooled cake arrange coated walnut halves on top serve slightly chilled or at room temperature

Nutritional Information:

304 Calories (kcal); 25g Total Fat; (69% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 20g Carbohydrate; 81mg Cholesterol; 18mg Sodium