Chocolate Apple Cake

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Title: Chocolate Apple Cake
Categories: Cakes, Chocolate
Yield: 12 servings

3/4 c Corn oil
1/2 c Butter or margarine; soften
2 1/4 c Granulated sugar
1/2 c Unsweetened cocoa powder
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2 ts Cinnamon; ground
1/2 ts Nutmeg; grated
1/2 ts Allspice; ground
5 Eggs
2 1/2 c Cake flour
1 ts Baking soda
1 ts Salt
3 c Green apples, peeled; diced
1/2 c Currants or raisins
1 c Powdered sugar
1/4 c Brandy

Recipe by: 365 Great Chocolate Desserts - ISBN
Preparation Time: 1:30
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Generously grease a 12-cup bundt
pan.
2. In a large bowl, beat together oil, butter, and
granulated sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed
until well blended, about 2 mins. With mixer on low, beat
in cocoa, 1 tsp cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice. With mixer
on medium, add eggs, one at a time, beat well after each
addition.
3. Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to
chocolate mixture, beating only enough to combine. Stir in
apples and currants. Turn batter into prepared pan and
spread evenly.
4. Bake 55 to 60 mins, or until a cake tester inserted in
center comes out clean. Let cool in pan 20 mins, then
unmold onto a rack to cool completely.
5. Meanwhile, prepare glaze: In a small bowl, whisk
together powdered sugar, remaining 1 tsp cinnamon, and
brandy until smooth. Drizzle over cool cake, letting some
run down side. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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