Chocolate Nut Cake Recipes

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.

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.

INDIVIDUAL CHOCOLATE NUT MERINGUE CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Load nut meringue into a pastry bag fitted with the plain tip. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. Pipe a little meringue into each corner to secure paper. Pipe out 6 3-inch disks on each pan, letting the meringue fall from the tip. Bake at 325 degrees for about 30 minutes until lightly colored and firm. Allow to cool and remove parchment by peeling it off. You will have 12 disks.
• Place cream in medium heavy bottomed saucepan and bring to a simmer. Turn off heat and stir in chopped chocolate. Set aside to melt for five minutes, then whisk until smooth and place in the mixing bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle. Beat at medium speed until cooled and light. Load ganache into a pastry bag fitted with medium star tip.
• Lay out 4 meringue disks in front of you, flat side down. Pipe out spiral of ganache to completely cover disks. Place 4 mote disks on top and pipe out more ganache the same way. Top with remaining four disks and pipe ganache rosette on top of each. Allow to sit at room temperature 2 hours before serve for texture and flavors to mellow. Serve.

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE-NUT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Beat egg whites in small bowl with mixer on high speed until foamy. Gradually beat in 1/4 cup sugar until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
• Beat egg yolks and remaining sugar in medium bowl with mixer on high speed until thick and lemon colored. Add butter; mix well. Blend in chocolate and zest. Stir in nuts. Gently stir in egg whites. Spread onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 35 to 40 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 min. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; remove rim. Cool cake completely on wire rack.

CHOCOLATE CARAMEL NUT CAKE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour two 9 inch square cake pans.
• In the top of a double boiler, combine the cut up candy bars, water, and peanut butter. Heat and a stir until well melted and blended. Set mixture aside to cool.
• Mix together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• Separate the egg whites from the yolks. Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks are formed. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream butter or margarine thoroughly. Gradually add the sugar and beat in the 4 unbeaten egg yolks, vanilla, and cooled candy bar mixture. Mix until smooth and add 1/4 cup of the buttermilk. Stir in the flour mixture alternately with the remaining 1 cup of buttermilk, mix only until just blended. Gently fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes. Let cakes cool in pans for 5 minutes then turn out onto a cake rack to finish cooling. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream, if desired.

RAISIN-NUT CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the walnuts, raisins and marshmallows; set aside. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, mayonnaise and water. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Stir in nut mixture., Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

NUTTY CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare and bake cakes according to package directions, using two greased 9-in. round baking pans. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For filling, in a small bowl, beat almond paste and butter until smooth. Gradually beat in cream until fluffy. Cut each cake horizontally in half; spread filling over bottom layers. Replace top layers., In a large microwave-safe bowl, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Stir in sour cream and salt. Spread over the top of each cake. Sprinkle with almonds. Refrigerate leftovers.

CHOCOLATE CHIP DATE NUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Grease (2) 9" x 13" cake pans.
• Combine flour, coco powder, baking soda, salt and sugar whisk, then add eggs and margerine in electric mixer bowl and combine.
• Add water and dates.
• Combine walnuts and chocolate chips and reserve 1/2 for cake topping.
• Add the other half to the batter and mix inches.
• Spread batter into pans and add the reserved nuts and chocolate chips as a topping for the cakes.
• Bake for 40 minutes.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar after cakes are cool and before serving.

CHOCOLATE-CARAMEL-NUT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for fluted tube, dark or nonstick pan). Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube cake pan or 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan, or spray with baking spray with flour.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, dry pudding mix, water, butter and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour into pan.
• Bake 46 to 54 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes in pan. Remove from pan to plate. Cool 10 minutes. Prick top of warm cake several times with fork; spread caramel topping over top of cake. Sprinkle with nuts. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Store covered.

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.

PASSOVER CHOCOLATE NUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and dust side of 9-inch springform pan with matzo meal. Melt 7 oz. of the chocolate as directed on pkg.; set aside. Beat egg yolks and 1/2 cup of the sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on high speed until thick and lemon colored. Add margarine; beat until light and fluffy. Add melted chocolate, orange zest and walnuts; mix well.
• Beat egg whites in small bowl with electric mixer on high speed until foamy. Gradually add remaining 1/4 cup sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. Gently stir into chocolate mixture. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 35 to 40 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 min. Run small knife or spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; remove rim of pan. Gently loosen cake from bottom of pan with spatula; place cake on wire rack. Cool completely. Microwave jam in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 10 sec. Spread over top of cake. Melt remaining 1 oz. chocolate as directed on pkg.; drizzle over cake. Let stand until chocolate is firm.