Waldorf Astoria (24-hour cake)
By
JoAnn McDaniel
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This cake recipe was given to me by a friend of mine's mother. It is absolutely delicious. My daughter is a chocoholic and she loves this cake. I hope everyone enjoy it as much as we do. Sorry I don't have a photo at this time.
Ingredients
- 2 c
- sugar
- 1/2 c
- butter
- 2
- eggs
- 2 c
- flour
- 2 tsp
- baking powder
- 4
- squares bakers melted chocolate
- 1 1/2 c
- milk
- 1 c
- chopped nuts
- 1/2 tsp
- salt
- 1 1/2
- squares bakers chocolate
- 4 Tbsp
- butter
- 1 tsp
- vanilla
- 1 1/3 c
- powder sugar
- 1 c
- chopped nuts
- 1 tsp
- lemon juice
ICING
How to Make Waldorf Astoria (24-hour cake)
- 1Cake: Preheat oven to 350°.
Grease and flour tube pan or bundt pan, set aside.
In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 5 minutes).
Add in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Beat in vanilla and melted chocolate squares.
Sift together flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
Add the flour mixture into the creamed mixture, alternating with the milk, in three additions, scraping down the sides of bowl each time. Fold in nuts - 2Icing: Melt chocolate squares and butter together. Let cool. Add vanilla. Beat together egg, lemon juice and powdered sugar. Add to chocolate mixture. Stir in chopped nuts.
- 3Ice cake when cooled. Let stand 24 hours before cutting.
