Great cake for coffee and luncheons! Note: prep time indicated in recipe is incorrect. Poppy seeds must soak for 2 hours -- prep time is more than 25 minutes!

This cake is delicious. It disappeared when I took it with me to a family weekend. The cinnamon/cocoa/sugar swirl turned out beautifully and really added flavor. I did not rate it 5 stars because it stuck to the pan even though I greased & floured my non-stick bundt pan. I think in making this another time, I may just stick to just swirling in the cinn/sugar mix and avoid putting the first third in the bottom of the pan. I don't know, maybe I just needed to wait for it to cool a bit...

This recipe came out great--it was easy to follow and relatively simple, the cake was moist and the cinnamon chocolate really gave the cake a more complex and delicious taste. I made it for a couple of friends' birthdays and I got multiple requests for the recipe each time. My only tip for people who try this recipe is to make sure you put a cookie sheet on a lower pan in case the batter spills out of the bundt pan. I don't have enough bundt cake experience to know if this is a common phenomenon, but it happened for me and luckily I put a pan underneath or else my oven would have been a mess. I highly recommend this cake.