Sigi's chocolate torte

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       Title: Sigi's Chocolate Torte
  Categories: Cheesecakes, Chocolate
       Yield: 10 servings
  
       1    Cake/pound cake
       6 oz Semi sweet chocolate chips
       3 tb Water; boiling
       4    Egg yolks
     1/2 c  Butter; softened
       1 ts Vanilla -or- rum
            Nuts; chopped; any kind
  
   Prepare favorite pound cake in loaf shape, or thaw if
   frozen. Slice cake into 4 even horizontal slices. Place
   chocolate chips in blender. Whirl about 3 seconds until
   pieces are a caorse powder. Add boiling water. Whirl until
   smooth. Blend in yolks. Add butter, whirling until smooth,
   followed by either rum or vanilla extract. Spread evenly
   between cake layers, on sides and top. If icing is too
   thin, refrigerate a few minutes until of spreading
   consistency. Decorate cake with nuts. Refrigerate cake
   about 3 hours before slicing to serve. Keep leftover cake
   covered in refrigerator.
  
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