Chocolate Graham Cracker Cake

Chocolate Graham Cracker Cake

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs, separated
• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 2 TBSP baking powder
• 3 TBSP cocoa
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 375F. Cream butter and add sugar and egg yolks, mixing until well combined. Add graham craker crumbs, baking powder, cocoa, salt, milk, vanilla extract, and nuts; mix well. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into mixture. pour batter into two greased and floured 9 inch round pans. Bake 25-30 minutes. Cool slightly. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Chocolate Sauce

• 1 cup Whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons Sugar
• 4 ounces Bittersweet chocolate, chopped
• 1 tablespoon Unsalted butter

Combine the cream and sugar in a small saucepan and heat to a boil. Pour the hot mixture over the chocolate and butter in a medium bowl. Stir until completely melted and smooth.

Strain through a fine wire mesh strainer into a serving bowl. Serve warm.

Source: Atlanta Cooknotes by the Junior League of Atlanta, Inc 1993