Chocolate Nut Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Cream together the butter and sugar.
2. 2
   Chop the nuts and roast if desired.
3. 3
   Soak the crackers in the milk until they are soft but have not turned to mush.
4. 4
   Dissolve cocoa in about 2 tablespoon milk, and add this and the nuts to the creamed butter/sugar mixture.
5. 5
   Separate the eggs and set the whites aside.
6. 6
   To the creamed mixture add the yolks and vanilla and beat.
7. 7
   Whip the whites until stiff peaks form, then fold this into the mixture.
8. 8
   Line a 9-inch square pan with a layer of crackers, mixture, and crackers.
9. 9
   Top with the remaining mixture and set in the refrigerator until hard.