2 cups all-purpose flour,

1 cop packed dark brown sugar,

1/2 cop granulated sugar,

1 tbspn. backing powder,

1 tspn. salt,

1/2 tspn. backing soda,

1/2 cup shottening,

1 1/4 cup Milk,

3 Eggs,

1/2 cup smisweet chocolate chips, finely chopped,

1 1/2 tspn. vanilla,

1/4 cup walnuts, finely chopped.

Pre heat oven to 350 F. Greese and flour two 9 inch cake pans. combine all ingredience except walnuts. Mix at low speed for 30 sec. and scraping bowl constantly. Beat at high speed for 3 min., scraping bowl ocasionaly. Pour in to prepared cake pans. Bake 40 to 45 min. or until wooden test pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.

Combine 1/2 cup of packed light brown sugar, 1/4 cup cornstarch, and 1/4 tspn. salt. In a medium saucepan. Add 1/2 cup water; cook over med. heat untill mixture comes to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil and stir in 1 tbspn. butter; Cool.

Combine 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips, 2 tbspn. Butter (Margarine) 1tbspn. light corn syrup in a small soucepan. Cook over low heat until chocolate melts, stirring constantly. Cool slightly. Assemble Cake. Pour glaze over top layer letting it run down sides to cover. ( smooyhen tp, and sides with spachula) Serves 8 to 10.

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