Ambrosia Cake
["1/2 c. butter or 1/2 c. shortening", "2 c. sugar", "2 scant tsp. soda, dissolved with milk", "3 eggs, beaten", "3 c. flour", "1 tsp. cinnamon", "1 tsp. cloves", "1 tsp. nutmeg (or use 1 Tbsp. vanilla)", "2 Tbsp. cocoa, dissolved in 1/2 c. boiling water", "1 apple, chopped fine"]
["Cream butter and sugar. Add other ingredients and mix well. Bake at 350\u00b0 for approximately 30 minutes in 3 greased and floured cake pans."]
["butter", "sugar", "soda", "eggs", "flour", "cinnamon", "cloves", "nutmeg", "cocoa", "apple"]