Chocolate Applesauce Cake I
Description
This cake is moist with applesauce, is full of raisins and pecans. This is a chocolate cake for all you chocolate lovers. This cake has no eggs and is especially dense.
Ingredients
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1/2 cup butter
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1 1/4 cups white sugar
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1/2 cup milk
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1 1/2 cups applesauce
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2 tablespoons dark rum
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/8 teaspoon salt
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1 cup raisins
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1 cup chopped pecans
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1/4 cup dark rum
Directions
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In a bowl, cream the butter or margarine with the sugar. Beat in the milk, applesauce, and 2 tablespoons of rum.
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In another bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, spices, and salt. Beat into the creamed mixture and then stir in the raisins and pecans.
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Turn the batter into a greased and floured 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake the cake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 45 minutes, or until it tests done with a toothpick.
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Immediately after removing the cake from the oven, sprinkle it with the remaining 1/4 cup rum. Let cool on a rack. This cake improves if allowed to sit for a day or so before eating. Serves 20.