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Lip Smacking Port Wine Chocolate Cake




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List of Ingredients




10 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
3/4 cup butter
5 egg yolks
3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup port wine
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
5 egg whites
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
3 tablespoons white sugar
1 cup chopped walnuts
6 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup butter
1-1/2 teaspoons corn syrup
1/2 cup port wine
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract


Recipe



Melt unsweetened chocolate, and 3/4 cup butter over the top of a double boiler stirring occasionally until smooth. Set aside to cool. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large bowl, beat egg yolks and 3/4 cup sugar together with an electric mixer on high speed for 2 minutes. Gradually stir in the 3/4 cup of port wine and flour. Fold in the cooled chocolate mixture.
In a clean bowl, whip egg whites with cream of tartar to soft peaks. Add 3 tablespoons sugar, and whip to stiff peaks. Carefully fold into mixture chocolate batter along with the walnuts. Pour into a greased tube pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for about 45 minutes, or until tested done with a toothpick. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Invert onto serving plate. Cool completely.
In a saucepan, over low heat, place chocolate chips, 1/2 cup butter or margarine, corn syrup. Stir frequently until chocolate is melted. Stir in the remaining port wine and vanilla until smooth. Set aside until cooled. Glaze the cooled cake.