Stella May's Yummy Chocolate Cake with Fudgey Chocolate Icing

By june

If you crave something chocolate, then this is the cake for you. It is almost like eating a chocolate bar.

Ingredients

• For Cake:
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 (16 oz) can chocolate syrup
• 1 cup self-rising flour
• 2 tsps vanilla extract
• Fudgey Chocolate Icing (recipe follows)
• Fudgey Chocolate Icing:
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2/3 cup evaporated milk
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
• 1 (12 oz) package semisweet chocolate morsels
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 2 tsps vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

For cake: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour a 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
In a large bowl, combine butter, sugar, and eggs, mixing well. Stir in chocolate syrup, flour and vanilla. Pour into prepared baking pan. Bake 38 to 40 minutes, or until a tester inserted in center comes out clean. Pour icing over hot cake.

For icing: In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, evaporated milk, butter, and chocolate morsels. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Boil 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add pecans, boil 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla. Pour over hot cake.