waldorf astoria cake
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This recipe came from an older family member. The story goes that she had been to NYC, to the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and had eaten this cake. When she got home, she wrote and asked for the recipe. They sent it to her, along with a bill. (Sounds suspiciously like many other stories about famous recipes, doesn't it?) Anyway, this cake is very dense and rich, almost more like a brownie in cake form!
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Ingredients
- 2 1/2 ounces baker's unsweetened chocolate
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 - eggs, well beaten
- 2 cups all purpose flour, ifted
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- FROSTING
- 1/2 cup + 1 tblspoon, butter
- 1 - egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 1/2 ounces baker's unsweetened chocolate
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
How To Make waldorf astoria cake
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Step 2CAKE: Cream butter & sugar; add eggs & melted chocolate. Sift together flour & baking powder; add to creamed butter/sugar alternately with milk and vanilla; add pecans. Bake in 2 layers for 25 minutes.
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Step 3FROSTING: Melt butter & chocolate; add egg, vanilla, lemon, powdered sugar. Mix well. Add 1 c. pecans just before spreading.
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