Chocolate Floats - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. hot water
2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. sugar
2 c. flour
6 Tbsp. cocoa
4 tsp. baking powder
1 c. milk
1/2 c. nuts (optional)
1 tsp. vanilla
4 Tbsp. butter

Preparation

Place hot water, sugar and salt in a saucepan and cook 8 minutes.
Pour into 13 x 9-inch cake pan.
Make a batter of sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, milk, nuts, vanilla and butter.
Drop by large tablespoons into hot water.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes.