INGREDIENTS

1. cake

2. 1/2cupboiling water
3. 3/4cupunsweetened cocoa
4. 1cupmilk
5. 3cupscake flour
6. 1teaspoonbaking soda
7. 1/2teaspoonsalt
8. 1 1/2cupsunsalted butter
9. 2 1/4cupssugar
10. 4eggs
11. 1tablespoonvanilla

12. frosting

13. 24ounceschocolate chips
14. 4cupswhipping cream
15. 1teaspoonlight corn syrup

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat Oven to 350 degrees. This batter will fill 3, 8” baking rounds.
2. Add water to cocoa, blend.
3. Add milk to cocoa and water, stir.
4. Sift dry ingredients together.
5. Cream sugar, butter, add eggs (Pre-Beaten) add vanilla.
6. Add dry mixture alternately with chocolate mixture.
7. Bake for 35-40 Minutes, let cool, then FROST!
8. Frosting.
9. Stir together first two ingredients in heavy bottom saucepan on the lowest possible flame until melted. (This takes 30-35 minutes, depending on temperature of cream.)
10. Add Corn Syrup, stir.
11. Refrigerate until it reaches a frosting consistency.