Chocolate Cake-brownies With Creamy Nut Sauce

Total Time: 2 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/3 cups walnuts, toasted
• 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, cut in pieces
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup walnuts, halves, toasted
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 cake preparation: in a food processor, roughly grind walnuts. set aside.
• 2 in a heat proof bowl placed on a saucepan with warm water but not simmering (the bowl can't touch the water), melt the chocolate with butter while stirring until the mixture is creamy (personnaly i would melt the chocolate and butter in the microwave). let cool slightly.
• 3 in a bowl, with an electric mixer, beat eggs with the sugar at medium-high speed for 3 minutes or until the mixture is thick and foamy. add salt and vanilla, then reserved walnuts and stir with a spoon. with a spatula, incorporate the chocolate mixture by folding delicately until the dough is homogeneous (don't stir too much). spread the dough in a cake pan of 9 inches in diameter (that has parchment paper or is greased).
• 4 cook in a preheated oven of 350 f for about 30 minutes or until a tooth-pick inserted in the center comes out clean. put the pan on a rack and let cool for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan.
• 5 sauce preparation: meanwhile, in a saucepan, melt butter. with a whisk, incorporate the flour. add cream, sugar and salt and cook at medium heat, stirring, until the mixture has thicken and is simmering. keep cooking, stirring, for 2 minutes. remove the saucepan from the heat and incorporate walnuts and vanilla. let cool slightly.
• 6 when ready to serve, cut the cake in 8 slices (like a pie) and put creamy sauce on top.