SPICED CHOCOLATE APPLESAUCE CAKE

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This is a lovely cake, not too sweet but moist and chocolatey. The combination of cinnamon and chocolate is particularly popular in Mexican cooking, but it makes a very interesting cake as well.

Provided by Jenny Sanders

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 1/2 cups flour, unbleached, sifted
1/2 cup cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups applesauce
1 cup buttermilk

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F Line 2 nine-inch round cake pans with parchment paper, and grease the sides of the pans.
  • Sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; set aside.
  • Beat together the oil and sugar in a mixing bowl.
  • Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Blend in the vanilla and the applesauce.
  • Add the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.
  • Divide the batter evenly between the two pans.
  • Bake in the preheated 350°F oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until cake tests done.
  • Cool 10 minutes in pan on rack.
  • Remove from the pans; cool on rack. Ice with frosting as desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 293.9, Fat 10.9, SaturatedFat 1.9, Cholesterol 36.1, Sodium 446.9, Carbohydrate 46.1, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 17.9, Protein 5.2

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