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Expand2 cups flour Ask a question about this ingredient
2 teaspoons baking powder Ask a question about this ingredient
2 cups sugar Ask a question about this ingredient
1/2 cup butter Ask a question about this ingredient
3 oz bittersweet chocolate, melted Ask a question about this ingredient
2 teaspoons vanilla Ask a question about this ingredient
1 1/2 cups walnuts Ask a question about this ingredient
2 eggs Ask a question about this ingredient
1 1/2 cups milk Ask a question about this ingredient
Cream butter and sugar.
Ask a question about this stepAdd beaten eggs
Ask a question about this stepAdd melted chocolate
Ask a question about this stepAdd all ingrediants alternately with milk.
Ask a question about this stepFold in coarsely chopped nuts. After all ingredients are added and mixed , pour into two cake pans.
Ask a question about this stepBake for 45 min or until a toothpick comes clean. Bake at 350 degrees.
Ask a question about this stepChocolate frosting: 2/3 cup melted butter, 2 cups powdered sugar, 4 tbs. powdered chocolate, 4 tbs black coffee. Cook over low heat and cool and then frost.
Ask a question about this step.When cakes are cool frost the cake. Put a lot on the first layer, add the second and then frost the second layer , letting the frosting drip over the sides.
Ask a question about this stepthis looks tasty...hate to ruin your family myth but recently read this article when looking for red velvet recipe and it debunks this story, which many family's apparently have claimed to be theirs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/14/dining/14velv.html?scp=5&sq=red+velvet+cake&st=nyt
I think it's amazing that your great aunt actually got the recipe from the Waldorf. I have to try it, and I will let you know how it came out.
Remember that this is a "family" story...it happened about 75 years ago...$100.00 was an exorbitant amount of money!
Marion is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at NYU and the author of several books on food policy, including Safe Food and What To Eat.
Well...I did call it an urban myth. This is not a red velvet cake, however. I have heard this particular (my) story since I was a child ...and that was a long, long time ago!