Shelly's Recipe

ENGLISH TOFFEE REFRIGERATOR CAKE

Category: Desserts

2 1/2 oz unsweetened baking chocolate (2-1/2 squares)
1/2 cup milk
2/3 cup sugar
5 egg yolks, beaten
1 cup butter
1 cup confectioners sugar
5 egg whites
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 cup pecans, chopped
1 cup whipped topping

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 8 inch square pan. our 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.