Chocolate Applesauce Cake Recipe

Applesauce gives this delicious Chocolate Cake a nice texture.

• Meal Type: Cake
• Ethnicity: American
• Holiday Category: N/A
• Preparation Time: 30-45 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup honey
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 (6 ounce) package semisweet chocolate
• 2 3/4 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Directions

1. Cream shortening with sugar until light and fluffy. Continue creaming while adding honey in a fine stream. Add vanilla. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
2. In a saucepan, combine applesauce, 1/4 cup honey and chocolate pieces. Heat slowly until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Cool.
3. Sift dry ingredients together.
4. Add alternately to creamed mixture with chocolate-applesauce mixture. Beat after each addition until smooth. Spoon into two 9-inch greased pans.
5. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake 25-30 minutes or until cakes test done in center. Cool on racks for 5 minutes. Remove from pans. Finish cooling on racks before frosting as desired.