English Toffee Refrigerator Cake

Ingredients

80 gr unsweetened baking chocolate
1/2 squares
120 ml milk
130 gr granulated sugar
5 egg yolks
230 gr butter
200 gr confectioners sugar
5 egg whites
100 gr graham cracker crumbs
140 gr pecans
1 whipped topping

Instructions

Makes dozen servings Melt chocolate; cool. Combine milk, granulated sugar, and beaten egg yolks in top of double boiler. Cook over boiling water, stirring constantly, until thickened. Cool. Cream butter, powdered sugar, and cooled chocolate together. Blend into cooled egg-yolk mixture. Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold chocolate mixture into egg whites. Blend well. Combine graham crackers and pecans. Sprinkle half the graham cracker crumb and nut mixture over the bottom of an 20 cm square pan. Pour chocolate mixture into pan; top with remaining crumb and nut mixture. Chill for 24 hours. To serve, cut cake into squares. Garnish with whipped topping. From Whitman's Chocolate Cookbook ISBN 0-517-64157-7