Chocolate-Applesauce Cake

Recipe Ingredients

2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	Unbleached flour - unsifted
2 tablespoons	30ml	Cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Baking soda
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Shortening
1 1/2 cups	297g / 10oz	Sugar
2 cups	396g / 13oz	Eggs (large)
2 teaspoons	10ml	Vanilla extract
2 cups	474ml	Unsweetened applesauce
6 oz	170g	Semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Walnuts - chopped

Recipe Instructions

Sift the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt together and set aside.

Cream the shortening and sugar together in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy, using an electric mixer set on medium speed.

Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in the vanilla extract.

Add the dry ingredients alternately with the applesauce to the creamed mixture, beating well after each addition, using the mixer set on low speed.

Pour the batter into a greased 13 X 9 X 2-inch baking pan.

Sprinkle with the chocolate chips and walnuts -- chopped.

Bake in a preheated 350F oven for 35 minutes or until the cake test done.

Cool in the pan on a wire rack.

Source:
Betty Crocker's Microwave

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