Spiced Chocolate Applesauce Cake
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List of Ingredients
2 1/2 c Flour; Unbleached, Sifted
1/2 c Cocoa; Baking
2 t Baking Soda
1 t Cinnamon; Ground
1 t Salt
3/4 c Vegetable Shortening
2 c Sugar
2 ea Eggs; Large
1 t Vanilla
1 c Applesauce
1 c Buttermilk
1/3 c Boiling Water
CHOCOLATE FLUFF FROSTING
2 oz Unsweetened Chocolate
1/2 c Confectioners' Sugar; Sifted
1/4 c Butter Or Margarine;Softened
1 t Vanilla
2 ea Egg Whites; Large
1 c Confectioners' Sugar; Sifted
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 degree F. 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. 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 c sifted confectioners' sugar, 2 T at a time,
until egg white mixture is glossy and stiff. Fold in chocolate
mixture into the beaten egg whites.
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