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       Title: Divinely Decadent Chocolate Cake
  Categories: Cakes, Chocolate
       Yield: 9 servings
  
     1/2 c  Dark corn syrup
     1/2 c  Butter or margarine
       1 c  Semi-sweet chocolate chips
     1/2 c  Sugar; granulated
       3    Eggs
       1 ts Vanilla
       1 c  Flour; all purpose
       1 c  Pecans or walnuts; chopped
            Chocolate glaze-
     2/3 c  Semi-sweet chocolate chips
       2 tb Butter or margarine
       4 tb Dark corn syrup
       2 ts Whipping cream or milk
       1    Pecan or walnut halves
  
   In a large saucepan, bring corn syrup and butter to a boil,
   stirring. Remove from heat.  Add chocolate, stir until
   melted. Stir in sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Blend in flour
   and nuts.
   
   Grease and flour a 9-inch layer cake pan.  Pour mixture
   into the pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until
   cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.  Cool in
   pan 10 minutes.  Remove.  Cool completely on rack.
   
   To prepare glaze, stir together the chocolate, butter and
   syrup over low heat in a saucepan.  Remove from heat. Stir
   in the cream or milk.
   
   Pour glaze over the cooled cake.  Let stand one hour.
   
   Garnish with whole pecans or walnuts.  Cut into wedges to
   serve.
   
   Origin:  Great American Recipe cards.
  
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