Bill Knapp's-style Chocolate Cake Topping

• 1 stick butter or margarine
• 1 (12-ounce) bag semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 (14-ounce) light corn syrup

Cooking Directions:

In the top of a double boiler, over simmering water, combine butter, chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk and corn syrup. Cook over the simmering water, stirring only occasionally, until smooth (about 20 minutes).

Remove from hot water and beat with an electric mixer until smooth.

Bill Knapp's-style Chocolate Cake

• 1 18 ounce Devil's Food Cake Mix
• 1 1/2 cup water warm
• 2 eggs

Cooking Directions:

Preheat oven to 325. Beat all cake ingredients together with a mixer on medium-high until smooth. Pour into a greased and floured 9"x12"x2" inch baking pan or a 10" baking tin. Bake at 325º for 35 minutes or until tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool on wire rack.

While the cake is in the oven, prepare the frosting.

Serves: 10

Source: Gloria Pitzer's Secret Recipes Newsletter

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