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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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