Neiman Marcus Chocolate Cake

• 2 OZ (2 Squares) Unsweetened Chocolate Baking
• 1/2 Cup Boiling Water
• 2 Eggs, beaten well
• 1 1/2 Cups Sugar
• Dash salt
• 1/2 Cup Butter (softened)
• 1 TSP Vanilla
• 3/4 Cup Buttermilk
• 1 TSP Soda
• 1 1/2 Cups All-Purpose Flour, (sifted)
• Colonnade icing :
• 2 1/4 Cups Sugar
• 1/2 Cup Water
• 3 TBS light corn syrup
• 3 Egg whites; beaten
• 2 TBS Powdered Sugar
• 1-2 OZ Unsweetened Chocolate (squares)

1. Preheat oven to 375*
2. Grease & flour tube pan, melt chocolate in microwave @ 50% power. Add boiling water & heat until well blended. Set aside to cool. Mix eggs, sugar,salt & butter.
3. Add cooled chocolate mix. Blend & add vanilla, buttermilk,& soda. Add sifted flour into prepared pan.
4. Bake about 45 min or until top springs back when touched. Cool 10 min., then remove from pan & continue to cool on rack.
5. Prepare frosting; Mix water,& syrup. Cook to soft-ball stage, 258* on candy therm. In clean bowl, w/ beaters, beat egg whites, until stiff but not dry.Slowly pour in hot sugar mix., beating thoroughly until icing is consistency of cream. Add powdered sugar & beat again. Spread onto cake. Dribble melted chocolte onto cake.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/neiman-marcus-chocolate-cake-1229215 (may not work)