Old-Fashioned Apple Cake

• 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

1. 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 325u0b0 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.

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Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/old-fashioned-apple-cake/ (may not work)