Chocolate Yum-Yum - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 oz. unsweetened chocolate
1/2 c. sugar
1/8 c. cold water
4 egg yolks
3/4 c. butter
1 c. powdered sugar
4 egg whites
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 large box vanilla wafers
1 c. nuts

Preparation

Melt chocolate in double boiler (can microwave). Mix the sugar, water and egg yolks. Add to chocolate. Cook until thick, stirring this into chocolate mixture. Add vanilla and nuts. Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold into mixture. Begin with vanilla wafers and alternate layers between wafer and chocolate in 8 x 11 inch dish. Refrigerate. Cut in squares and top with whipped cream.