Old-Fashioned Apple Cake

Name: Old-Fashioned Apple Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 2 cups sugar; 3 eggs; 1/2 cup water; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon almond extract; 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons baking cocoa; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom; 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 medium tart apples, peeled and shredded; 1 cup chopped walnuts; 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 medium tart apples, peeled and shredded
1 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom

Directions

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In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in water and extracts. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture. stir in apples, walnuts and chips. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 325° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove to a wire rack. Combine sugar and cardamom in a blender; process for 1 minute. Sprinkle 3-5 tablespoons over cooled cake. Store remaining sugar in an airtight container for another use.