Cream the butter and sugar together
Add the eggs and vanilla and mix
Stir in the chocolate syrup
In a separate bowl, mix the flour and baking powder
Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients
Grease a 9-inch pan and bake at 325°F for around an hour, checking with a toothpick
For the icing, mix 1 cup of powdered sugar with chocolate syrup until thick
