Choclate Applesauce cake

since it is a New Year...I have decided on doing something alittle different for the last two days of the week...we will still have recipes, but I vow to try and take pics of almost each step....
                               So let start out with a cake , this recipe is from a dessert only book
                                                     that I have

 

first step

mix 1 teaspoon baking soda with 2 cups applesauce( hot)

( I really didn't heat the applesauce up abit)

 

Sift the dry ingredients

2 cup sifted flour

1 Tablespoon cocoa

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon allspice

 

 

cream 1 cup butter or margarine( note to self make sure butter is soft)

with 2 cup sugar

 

 

add 3 eggs, beaten

 

alternately stir in applesauce

 

and the flour/spice mixture

 

Add 1 teaspoon vanilla

add raisins and nuts if you want at this step

 

 

Pour into oblong pan and bake  for 1 hour at 350 degrees

I decided I would use a cake pan

 

the finished cake with some Cool Whip on top

yum

 

 

Chocolate Applesauce cake

 

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 cup hot applesauce

2 cup sifted flour

1 Tablespoon cocoa

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon allspice

1 cup butter or margarine

2 cup sugar

3 eggs, beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup plumped raisins

1 cup chopped nuts

 

Stir soda into applesauce. sift flour, cocoa, salt and spices together. Cream butter and sugar ; add eggs. Stir in applesauce alternately with sifted ingredients, add vanilla, raisins, chopped nuts. Pour batter into oblong baking pan. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees