Description:

Chocolate cake with Chocolate Chips and nuts. An old fashioned recipe from the 40's.

Source:

S. Chokel

Serves/Makes:1 7-1/2x2 inch cake

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup (175 ml) butter
• 1 cup (225 ml) sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla
• 2 oz (56 grm). chocolate
• 1-3/4 cups (425 ml) flour, sifted
• 1 cup (225 ml) hot water
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt
• 1 teaspooon baking soda
• 1 12 oz (336 grm). package chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup (175 ml) chopped nuts

Preparation

• Melt the chocolate in the hot water over low heat and blend, set it aside to cool slightly.
• Cream the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
• Add the eggs one at a time and the vanilla and mix well.
• Add the cooled chocolate to the mixture in the bowl, mix.
• Sift in the dry ingredients and blend well.
• Mix in 3/4th the amount of the chocolate chips and the nuts, saving 1/4th the amount to sprinkle on top of cake.
• Pour into greased cake pan.
• Pour remaining 1/4th of chocolate chips and nuts on top of cake.
• Bake at 350 degrees (175 C.) for 30-40 minutes.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar while still warm.

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