CHOCOLATE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE 
10 tbsp. butter
2/3 c. light corn syrup
1 c. broken walnuts
2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 c. granulated sugar
3 sqs. unsweetened chocolate, melted
1/4 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. heavy cream
1 3/4 c. sifted cake flour
1/4 tsp. salt
2 eggs, separated
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. milk

1. Melt 4 tablespoons butter in small saucepan; stir in brown sugar, heat until bubbly, stir in corn syrup and cream; heat, stirring constantly, just to boiling. Add nuts; pour into a generously-buttered 10 inch Bundt pan (mixture will be thin). Let stand while preparing cake batter.

2. Sift flour, baking powder and salt onto wax paper.

3. Beat remaining butter until soft in large bowl. Gradually beat in granulated sugar until well combined. Beat in egg yolks, chocolate and vanilla until thoroughly combined.

4. Add flour mixture, alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour. Beat egg whites until stiff in a small bowl; fold into cake batter. Spoon batter evenly over nut mixture in pan.

5. Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees) 45 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.

6. Loosen cake from edges with small knife; cover pan with serving plate, invert shake gently, then lift off pan. Scoop out any nuts and syrup clinging to pan onto cake. Serve with whipping cream.

 

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