SPICED CHOCOLATE APPLESAUCE CAKE

Spiced Chocolate Applesauce Cake image

Provided by Darlene Castro @LadySorrow

Categories Cakes

Number Of Ingredients 19

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2 1/2 cup(s) flour, sifted
2 large egg white
1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
1/4 cup(s) butter, softened
1/2 cup(s) powdered sugar, well sifted
2 ounce(s) chocolate, unsweetened
- FROSTING INGREDIENTS
1/3 cup(s) water, boiling
1 cup(s) buttermilk
1 cup(s) applesauce
1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 cup(s) sugar
3/4 cup(s) vegetable shortening
1 teaspoon(s) salt
1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon, ground
2 teaspoon(s) baking soda
1/2 cup(s) cocoa
1 cup(s) powdered sugar, well sifted

Steps:

Sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; set aside.
Cream together the shortening and sugar in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, using an electric mixer at medium speed; add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Blend in vanilla and applesauce.
Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.
Beat in boiling water - (Batter should be thick.)
Pour batter into greased and waxed paper-lined 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan; bake in preheated 350 oven for 1 hour or until cake tests done.
Cool 10 minutes in pan on rack.
Remove from pan; cool on rack.
When cake is cooled, spread with Chocolate Fluff Frosting and cut in squares.
CHOCOLATE FLUFF FROSTING: Melt chocolate over hot water; cool to room temperature.
Blend together confectioners' sugar, butter, melted chocolate and vanilla in a bowl and beat until smooth.
In another bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form, using an electric mixer at high speed.
Gradually beat in 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, until egg white mixture is glossy and stiff.
Fold in chocolate mixture into the beaten egg whites.