Chocolate Applesauce Cake Recipes

 

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons baking cocoa
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 cups unsweetened applesauce
• TOPPING:
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 2 tablespoons sugar

Directions

1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine dry ingredients; add to the creamed mixture alternately with applesauce. Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over batter. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.