Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 c Butter; softened
1 1/3 c Sugar
1/2 c Ghirardelli cocoa
1 tb Cognac
6 Eggs; separated
1 c Walnuts; finely ground

----------------------DARK COCOA SAUCE---------------------------
1 c Ghirardelli cocoa
1 3/4 c Sugar
1/2 c ;Water, hot
1/2 c Milk
1 pn Salt
1 ts Vanilla

Heat oven to 325-F. Cream butter with sugar. Mix in cocoa and cognac.
Beat egg yolks until fluffy; add to cocoa mixture and beat two
minutes on medium. Mix in walnuts. Beat egg whites until soft peaks
form. Stir 1/3 beaten egg whites into chocolate mixture to lighten;
fold in remain- der. Spread into buttered 8" springform pan. Bake at
325 F for about 1 hour or until firm in the center. Cool in pan
before removing. (Cake will sink in the center.) Spread Cocoa Whipped
Cream into indent-ation in center of cake. Top with Dark Cocoa Sauce,
if desired.

Sauce: In small heavy saucepan, blend cocoa with sugar. Stir in hot
water and mix until smooth. Add milk and salt. Heat to boiling; cook
for 2 minutes. Cool. Stir in vanilla. Serve over ice cream, cake or
other desserts.

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