Ingredients
1 package (4 oz) baker's german's sweet choco, late, chopped
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cake:
1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp calumet baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup (1/2 pint) sour cream or yogurt (pl, ain)
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup (1 stick) margarine or butter, soft, ened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla
Directions
From: Baker's Chocolate Cookbook
NUT LAYER:
HEAT oven to 350.
MIX chocolate, nuts, 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon; set aside. Mix flour,
baking powder and salt; set aside. Combine sour cream and baking
soda; set aside.
BEAT margarine and 1 cup sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add
vanilla. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream mixture,
beginning and ending with flour mixture. Spoon 1/2 the batter into
greased 9-inch square pan. Top with 1/2 the chocolate-nut mixture,
spreading carefully with spatula. Repeat layers.
BAKE for 30 to 35 minutes or til cake begins to pull away from sides
of pan.
Cool in pan; cut into squares.
Preptime: 30 minutes.
Bake time: 30 to 35 minutes.
Servings: 6 servings
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