Servings: Eight -Nine

1/2 cup butter or margarine ½ cup butter or margarine
1 cup sugar 1 cup sugar
3 eggs 3 eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup canned chocolate syrup ¾ cup canned chocolate syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup chopped nuts 1 cup chopped nuts

Cream butter & sugar together. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Add remaining ingredients & mix well. Spread batter in a buttered 9" square pan & bake in a 350* oven for about 40 minutes. Cool in pan on cake rack. Spread with frosting if desired.