Cocoa Apple Cake

I love anything made with chocolate, and this mixture of cocoa, apples, and chocolate chips sounds like an intriguing combination! I plan to try this very soon, but I wanted to share it with my Zaar friends right away! I got the recipe from the "Apple Lovers' Cookbook."

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 12-16

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter or 1  cup margarine
• 2  cups sugar
• 3  eggs
• 1⁄2 cup  cold water
• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 2  tablespoons  cocoa
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon allspice
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 cup chocolate chips
• 1  cup  chopped  nuts
• 2  cups  peeled apples, chopped or grated
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Grease and flour a 10" tube pan.
3. Cream butter (or margarine) and sugar.
4. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Add water; mix.
6. Sift together flour and remaining dry ingredients; add and mix.
7. Do NOT over-mix.
8. Add remaining ingredients.
9. Pour into tube pan.
10. Bake at 325 degrees for 60-70 minutes.
11. Cool upright on a rack 10-15 minutes.
12. Invert and remove from pan and finish cooling on a rack.