Miami Beach Birthday Cake

"A light chocolatey cake with walnuts. Frosted with whipped cream. Compliments of a Pillsbury bake off recipe book. 1 cup of coconut can be substituted for graham cracker crumbs. Unfortunately this uses a lot of mixing bowls, so be ready for a lot of dishes to wash."
 
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Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
14
Serves:
9
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Grease and flour 2 9-inch layer pans.
  • Melt 1/3 cup chocolate chips and set aside.
  • Combine graham creacker crumbs and melted butter.
  • Stir in walnuts and 2/3 cups chocolate chips; set aside.
  • In separate bowl, combine flour with baking soda and salt.
  • In large mixing bowl, cream butter and gradually add 1 1/2 cups sugar- cream til light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
  • Blend in melted chocolate and vanilla.
  • At low speed, alternately add dry (flour mixture) ingredients and buttermilk (begin and end with dry ingredients) and mixing well after each addition.
  • Pour into pans and sprinkle with graham cracker crumb mixture.
  • Bake 375 for 30-40 minutes, until cake springs back when touched in center.
  • Allow to cool before frosting.
  • For whipped cream:.
  • Beat cream with 2 tablespoons sugar until stiff.
  • Frost center and sides of cake. Not supposed to frost top, but can if you'd like.
  • Refrigerate.

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  1. What memories this cake brings back to me! I began baking it for special occasions in the 70's when I was a newlywed. I believe it was actually a bake-off winner in the 60's. It's a truly delicious and special cake.
     
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I'm 20, and love, love, LOVE to bake and cook. If I weren't so afraid of no longer enjoying it if it were my job, I'd become a chef or open a bakery or something. I'm going to college (taking this year off because I got married) and majoring in biochemistry and forensics, so I can become a CSI. I haven't decided what I'm minoring in, but probably psychology and one or more languages. You may notice that all of the recipes I've reviewed have 4 or 5 stars. That's because I generally won't rate things that I or my family didn't like or didn't turn out well unless I can think of a way to improve it or did something to make it better (in my opinion). I just got married and I LOVE it! To me there's almost nothing more satisfying than seeing people eating and enjoying what I've made for them!^_^
 
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