Choco Nut Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and allspice. Set aside.
• In the top of a double boiler, heat chocolate, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is melted and smooth. Remove from heat and allow to cool to lukewarm.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk. Stir in walnuts.
• In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold 1/3 of the whites into the batter, then quickly fold in remaining whites until no streaks remain. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan.
• Cream margarine and sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until well combined. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Mix flour, cornstarch, hazelnuts, and cocoa powder in a separate bowl and quickly mix into the margarine mixture. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool completely before dusting with confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• Make the cake. Grease bottom and sides of an 8" round pan and set aside.
• In a bowl, combine coconut, condensed milk, and egg white. Mix thoroughly. Transfer coconut mixture to a sheet of plastic wrap. Roll the coconut and form into a rope measuring about 18". Wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In another bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
• In separate bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add melted chocolate and vanilla extract. Beat batter until smooth.
• Add flour mixture to batter alternately with the yogurt. Pour batter into prepared pan. Unwrap the coconut and form into a circle. Arrange the coconut rope on the center of cake batter.
• Bake in preheated oven about one hour or until cake tester inserted in the center comes clean. Let cool.
• Make the glaze. In a saucepan, combine sugar and water and bring to a boil. Stir until sugar dissolves. Add cocoa powder and vanilla extract and stir until smooth. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Bursh the cooled cake with the glaze. Refrigerate until the glaze is set before serving.