Chocolate Nut Cake Recipes

CHOCOLATE WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and allspice. Set aside.
• In the top of a double boiler, heat chocolate, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is melted and smooth. Remove from heat and allow to cool to lukewarm.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk. Stir in walnuts.
• In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold 1/3 of the whites into the batter, then quickly fold in remaining whites until no streaks remain. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

VIENNESE CHOCOLATE-NUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan.
• Cream margarine and sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until well combined. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Mix flour, cornstarch, hazelnuts, and cocoa powder in a separate bowl and quickly mix into the margarine mixture. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool completely before dusting with confectioners' sugar.

CHOCOLATE NUT LOVERS CAKE

Steps:

• 1. -Dice your turtle candies in half and place them in your food processor along with your honey roasted peanuts and roughly chop them, set aside. -Place your topping peanuts in food processor, roughly chop again and set aside. -Preheat oven to 350F.
• 2. -In mixer bowl (or with a mixer and a large bowl), add your dry ingredients whisk a few times to make sure cocoa powder is nicely distributed, and then add your wet ingredients. Mix well until well blended. -Pour into 2 greased 9" round cake pans, dividing evenly. Bake 26-28 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Let cakes cool in pans 15-20 minutes, then unmold onto racks to cool completely.
• 3. -Meanwhile, in a 2 quart bowl, combine the heavy cream, semisweet chocolate chips and the milk chocolate chips. Heat in a microwave oven on high for 1-1/2 to 2 minutes, or until melted and smooth when stirred. Remove, and stir in the 1 tbsp of Kahlua. -Reserve 3/4 cup of the ganache for frosting on the sides of the cake. To the rest of the still warm ganache, add the turtle (or chocolate bar pieces), stir well. Some of the pieces will remain chunky while others pieces will melt right in, yum!! Set aside to cool. -When the ganache is firm enough to spread, fill stacked cake layers with half of the ganache mixture. Spread remaining mixture evenly over top of cake. Frost sides of cake with the reserved 3/4 cup chocolate mixture. Sprinkle the chopped 1/4 cup peanuts around the edge of the cake to make a border and around the sides. -Refrigerate cake for at least 1-1/2 to 2 hours prior to serving. Grab yourself a milk and enjoy

ITALIAN CHOCOLATE AND NUT CAKE (PANFORTE)

Steps:

• Melt the chocolate in a large heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water, ensuring that the base of the bowl does not touch the water
• Use a fork to beat the egg whites in a large bowl for 2 minutes. Add in the peel, ground almonds, the nuts, icing sugar and Amaretto. Mix well, then very gently fold in the melted chocolate.
• Line a circular flan dish measuring about 18cm across and 3sm deep with clingfilm. Pour in the mixture and set aside for 2 hours.
• To make the topping, melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water, ensuring that the base of the bowl does not touch the water
• Melt the icing sugar and 2 tablespoons of water in a small saucepan over a low heat. Stir to check the sugar has melted, then add the chocolate to make a syrup.
• Turn out the cake onto a plate and peel off the clingfilm. Use a spatula to cover the surface with the chocolate syrup. Set aside for 1 hour until the chocolate has hardened.
• Serve in slices, dusted with icing sugar, with a cup of your favourite tea.

QUICK CHOCOLATE & NUT CAKE

Steps:

• Line a 900g loaf tin with a double layer of cling film. Melt the butter, chocolate and sugar in the microwave on medium for 2-3 mins or in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water over a low heat. Stir in the cinnamon, macaroons or the coconut biscuits and nuts.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared tin, smooth over the surface with a knife and cover completely with cling film. Leave in the fridge to set for at least 2 hrs. To serve, set on a plate, remove cling film and sprinkle with desiccated coconut. The cake is fairly rich, so slice into thin pieces and serve with fresh fruit or ice cream if you like.

CHOCOLATE NUT CAKE

Steps:

• Melt butter and milk chocolate together, stir till smooth.
• Preheat oven to 170 C, grease 23cm pan and line with baking paper.
• Whisk eggs and sugar together.
• Add choc mixture, stir to combine.
• Sift flour and add it along with almond meal.
• Fold it all gently together.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake for 1 hour or till done when tested with skewer.
• Cool in tin for 15 minutes , then cool on rack.
• Heat cream till nearly boiling and add dark chocolate.
• Stir till melted and cool till thickened.
• Smooth frosting over cake with spatula and leave to set then serve.