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Divinely Decadent Chocolate Cake
Author/Submitted by:
Servings: 9
Categories:
Cakes
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Chocolate
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Desserts
Ingredients:
Shaughnessy
-----CAKE----- 1/2
cup
Dark corn syrup 1/2
cup
Butter or margarine 1
cup
Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips 1/2
cup
Sugar,
granulated
3
Eggs 1
teaspoon
Vanilla 1
cup
Flour,
All Purpose
1
cup
Pecans or Walnuts,
chopped
-----CHOCOLATE GLAZE----- 2/3
cup
Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips 2
tablespoons
Butter or Margarine 4
tablespoons
Dark corn syrup 2
teaspoons
Whipping Cream or milk
Whole pecan or walnut halves
Directions:
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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