Fudge Nut Brownie Cake

Time for another chocolate treat!  Had never tried this one before, despite the recipe card being in my collection for quite a long time.  Very glad I finally got around to it; recommend serving with some vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt :)

Ingredients:

--cake--
1/2 c. dark corn syrup
1/2 c. butter or margarine (I used butter)
1 c. semisweet chocolate morsels
1/2 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 c. all-purpose flour
1 c. chopped walnuts

--glaze--
2/3 c. semisweet chocolate morsels
2 T. butter (or margarine)
4 T. dark corn syrup
2 tsp. milk

chopped walnuts and/or raspberries (or strawberries) for garnish, if desired

Instructions:

1. Grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.  Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. Combine corn syrup and butter in a saucepan; bring to a boil, stirring continually.

3. Add chocolate and stir until melted.  Remove from heat.

4. Add sugar, eggs, and vanilla.  Stir until well combined.

5. Blend in flour and walnuts, then pour mixture into prepared pan.  Bake 30 minutes (or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean).

6. Cool in pan for 10 minutes on rack.

7. Loosen cake edges with a spatula and turn out onto rack to finish cooling.

8. For the glaze: combine chocolate, butter, and corn syrup in a saucepan over LOW heat until chocolate is melted.

9. Remove from heat and stir in milk.  Pour glaze over cake, then top with nuts and/or berries if desired.  Enjoy!