2 Sticks butter
1 1/2 c Sugar
4 Eggs
6 oz Pk semisweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 c Cholcolate syrup
1 1/2 c Applesauce
1 ts Vanilla
1 ts Almond extract — pure
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
2 1/2 c Flour
1 c Chopped nuts — optional
Preheat oven to 325^. Cream butter and sugar well. Add eggs 1 at a
time. Beat until light and fluffy. Melt the chocolate morsels with
the syrup in a double boiler. Add to thebutter and egg mixture. Add
remaining ingredients, and blend well. Pour batter into a well
greased 10-inch bundt pan or a 10-inch round pan. Bake for 1 hour or
until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool well before turning
out of pan. This cake is very moist and requires no frosting, but it
is delicious with whipped cream.
Yields
12 Servings