Cocoa Apple Cake

Recipe from: Mom, Erin Kay Smith Ferguson, originally from the C&H Sugar company (1960's)

Cream together until fluffy:

3 beaten eggs

2 cups sugar

1 cup butter

1/2 cup water

Sift together: 

2 1/2 cups flour

2 Tbsp. cocoa 

1 tsp. baking soda 

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. allspice

Add to creamed mixture and mix well.

Fold in:

1 cup finely chopped walnuts

1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

2 cups grated apples

1 tsp. vanilla

Mix well.  Grease and flour 10" loose bottom tube pan.  Bake at 325˚ for 60-70 minutes.  Serves 12.