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St Patty's Chocolate Whiskey Cake




Source of Recipe


Marla


List of Ingredients




St Patty's Chocolate Whiskey Cake


1/2 cup Raisins
1/2 cup Walnuts -- chopped
1/2 cup Irish whiskey
1 package Semisweet chocolate chips -- (12 oz)
1 cup Butter or margarine -- at room temperature
1 1/2 cups Granulated sugar -- divided
8 Eggs -- separated
1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon Salt
3 cups Heavy cream
1/2 cup Confectioners' sugar
4 Squares semi-sweet chocolate -- optional (1 oz ea)

Recipe






Preheat oven to 350F. Butter two 9-inch round cake pans. Line bottoms with wax
paper; butter and flour paper.

Combine raisins, walnut and whiskey; let stand 30 minutes. In double boiler over
hot, not simmering water, melt chocolate. In bowl with mixer at high speed beat
butter and 1 cup granulated until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla
until light and lemon-colored, about 5 minutes. Reduce speed to medium; beat in
chocolate. Reduce speed to medium; beat in chocolate. Reduce speed to low; gradually
beat in flour and salt. Stir in raisins and walnuts.

In another bowl beat egg whites until soft peaks form.

Beat in remaining granulated sugar, 1 tbsp at a time, until stiff peaks form. Stir
1/3 of mixture into chocolate batter to lighten; fold in remaining mixture. Spoon
batter into pans. Bake 35-45 minutes or until inserted toothpicks comes out clean.

Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove from pans; peel of waxed paper and cool on racks.

In bowl with mixer at high speed beat cream with confectioners' sugar until soft
peaks form. Spread top of 1 cake layer with whipped cream; top with other layer.

Spread top and sides of cake with remaining whipped cream. If desired, sprinkle
cake with chocolate shavings and curls. Let chocolate stand in warm place 1 square
on wax paper. In short strokes, slide vegetable peeler across surface; repeat with
second square. Press shavings onto sides of cake. For curls; place remaining chocolate
on wax paper; pull peeler across in long, thin strokes.

Makes 16 servings.