Categories: Cakes, Tortes, Chocolate, Frostings 
      Yield: 10 servings 
  
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      1 lb Pound cake, ready made 
      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 coarse 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.