Chocolate Cake-Brownies With Creamy Nut Sauce

• 1 13 cups walnuts, toasted
• 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, cut in pieces
• 12 cup butter
• 3 eggs
• 12 cup sugar
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 14 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 34 cup heavy cream
• 34 cup sugar
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 23 cup walnuts, halves, toasted
• 12 teaspoon vanilla

1. Cake preparation: In a food processor, roughly grind walnuts.
2. Set aside.
3. 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).
4. Let cool slightly.
5. 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.
6. Add salt and vanilla, then reserved walnuts and stir with a spoon.
7. With a spatula, incorporate the chocolate mixture by folding delicately until the dough is homogeneous (don't stir too much).
8. Spread the dough in a cake pan of 9 inches in diameter (that has parchment paper or is greased).
9. Cook in a preheated oven of 350 F for about 30 minutes or until a tooth-pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
10. Put the pan on a rack and let cool for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan.
11. Sauce Preparation: Meanwhile, in a saucepan, melt butter.
12. With a whisk, incorporate the flour.
13. Add cream, sugar and salt and cook at medium heat, stirring, until the mixture has thicken and is simmering.
14. Keep cooking, stirring, for 2 minutes.
15. Remove the saucepan from the heat and incorporate walnuts and vanilla.
16. Let cool slightly.
17. When ready to serve, cut the cake in 8 slices (like a pie) and put creamy sauce on top.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-cake-brownies-with-creamy-nut-sauce-339711 (may not work)