CHOCOLATE CHIP APPLE CAKE

Chocolate Chip Apple Cake image

Apples add moistness to the spicy chocolate batter and chocolate chips further enhance the chocolate flavor.

Provided by Carol

Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Apple Dessert Recipes

Yield 14

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
3 eggs
½ cup water
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 cups apples - peeled, cored and finely diced
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 or 10 inch tube pan.
In a large bowl cream the butter or margarine with the sugar. Beat in the eggs then add the water and the vanilla.
Stir the flour, cocoa, baking soda, ground cinnamon and ground nutmeg together. Beat this mixture into the creamed mixture. Stir in the chopped apples and the semisweet chocolate chips. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until the cake tests done when a toothpick is inserted near the center. Transfer to a rack to cool. Makes about 16 servings.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 396.1 calories, Carbohydrate 56.5 g, Cholesterol 74.7 mg, Fat 18.3 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 10.9 g, Sodium 200.5 mg, Sugar 37.3 g