Categories: Cakes, Desserts 
      Yield: 9 servings 
  
           -Eileen Shaughnessy 
 
------------------------------------CAKE------------------------------------ 
    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 
           Whole 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.