Chocolate Sin Cake

• 2 sticks butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 package semisweet chocolate chips -- 6 oz
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate syrup
• 1 1/2 cups applesauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon almond extract -- pure
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup 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 the butter 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.
Origin: "Washington Street Eatery Cook Book"