Eat Like The Great Gatsby—Indulge in Chocolate Nut Cake!

Think outside the box!  The only thing that’s easier than making this decadent cake from scratch is eating it!

​To make chocolate nut cake, you’ll need:

• 1/2 cup butter softened at room temperature
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 cup milk
• 2 and 1/3 cups flour
• 3/4 cup walnuts
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 4 egg whites
• 1 cup baking cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

 
To make chocolate glaze, you’ll need:

• 1 and 1/2 cups sugar
• 5 tablespoons chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup water

1. Preheat the oven to 350 °F.  Grease two 9” by 5” loaf pans with butter.
2. First, whisk together the dry ingredients.  Then, mix in the wet ingredients. 
3. Divide the batter evenly between the two loaf pans.
4. Bake the batter for about 45 minutes.  The cake is ready when you can insert a toothpick into it and remove it cleanly. 
5. Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool for about 30 minutes.  Remove it from the loaf pans and allow it to completely cool on a baking rack.
6. Combine the ingredients for the chocolate glaze in a medium saucepan.  Boil the mixture until it hardens when dropped into water.  Pour the chocolate glaze over the cake.

Voilà!  Enjoy your dessert!