Dark chocolate glaze (for decadence cake)

4 oz Ghirardelli Sweet Dark
           -chocolate
      3 tb butter
      1 tb Milk
      1 tb Light corn syrup
    1/4 ts vanilla
    1/3 c  Ground or chopped almonds or
           -walnuts
 
  DIRECTIONS: In small, heavy saucepan or microwave oven on medium, melt
  broken chocolate with butter. Stir frequently until smooth. Remove
  from heat. Stir in milk, syrup and vanilla. Place 9" cake layer on
  rack over a baking sheet. When glaze is cool, pour onto center of
  cake. Let glaze run down sides. Use spatula to smooth glaze and coat
  sides. Decorate side of cake with nuts. Chill about 10 minutes to set
  glaze.
  
  Source: Recipes from Ghirardelli chocolate Company of San Francisco
  
  From: Sallie Austin