Chocolate Nut Squares

OOTBubby

Tue, Apr 03 2012, 3:54 pm

13 eggs, separated
2 ½ c. sugar
2 lbs. ground filberts or almonts
2 pkg. vanilla sugar
2 sticks margarine, at room temperature
1 tsp. strong coffee or rum extract
8 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, melted

Glaze:
1 c. sugar
1 egg
½ stick margarine or 4 tbl. oil
4 tbl. cocoa

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat whites until firm, and add 1 ½ cups of the sugar. Fold nuts into whites. Spread in deep 11 x 15 pan (like roaster), and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Beat yolks with remaining cup of sugar and vanilla sugar. Add margarine and chocolate, and coffee or other (rum) flavoring. Spread this over baked meringue layer. Bake for 15-20 minutes more. Mix glaze ingredients in a small saucepan and cook over medium fire until thickened. Pour over cake while still warm. Let cool for about ½ an hour, then cover and refrigerate or freeze. Cut when cold. Keep refrigerated or frozen, but bring to room temperature to serve.