Grandma Evelyn's Chocolate Nut Layer Cake
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Cakes
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 8
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     2/3           cup  butter or vegetable fat
  2               cups  sugar
  5                     eggs -- [separated]
  2 1/2           cups  fisher's blend pastry flour
     1/2      teaspoon  salt
  1                cup  milk
  1                cup  chopped walnut meats
  4            squares  ghirardelli's unsweetened cake -- , melted chocolate
                        *OR*
  1                cup  ghirardelli's ground chocolate sifted with -- flour
  2          teaspoons  vanilla
 

Preparation:

Cream butter, add sugar and well beaten egg yolks. Sift together pastry flour, baking powder and salt. Add these alternately with milk. Stir in nuts, chocolate and vanilla. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Bake in three well greased 9-inch layer cake tins, in a moderate oven (about 360 F.) (Yes, it says 360 F, not 350 F) 25 minutes. Spread with a boiled white or mocha frosting.

 

Nutritional Information:

238 Calories (kcal); 3g Total Fat; (10% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 51g Carbohydrate; 117mg Cholesterol; 168mg Sodium