Bread In Jars: Chocolate Applesauce

---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.01

Title: Bread In Jars: Chocolate Applesauce
Categories: Gift
Yield: 8 servings

1 c Margarine; softened
3 c Unbleached flour
3 c Granulated sugar
3/4 c Cocoa powder; sifted
4 Eggs; whipped
1 ts Baking soda
1 tb Vanilla
1/2 ts Baking powder
1 ts Almond extract
1/8 ts Salt
2 c Applesauce; at room
temperat

Recipe by: 365 Ways To Prepare
For Christmas Preparation Time:
0:20 Preheat
oven at 325. Place a baking
sheet onto middle rack and
remove top rack
from oven. Before
starting batter, wash 8 (1
pint) wide mouth canning
jars
with lids in hot soapy water and let
drain, dry, and cool to room
temperature. Generously prepare jars
with margarine. In a mixing bowl,
combine margarine, sugar, eggs, vanilla,
almond extract, and applesauce. In
another mixing bowl, combine flour, cocoa
powder, baking powder, baking
soda, and salt. Mix wet ingredients with
dry ingredients just until
moistened. Spoon 1 level cupful of
batter into each jar. Carefully wipe
rims clean, then place jars on baking
sheet (or they'll tip over) in the
center of oven. Bake 40 minutes. Keep
lids in hot water until they're
used. When cakes are done, remove jars
which are HOT from oven one at a
time. If rims need cleaning, use
moistened paper towel. Carefully put
lids and rings in place, then screw tops
on tightly shut. Place jars on a
wire rack; they will seal as they cool.

Once jars are cool, decorate with round
pieces of cloth and then glue on
flowers, ribbons, etc. on lid, ring and
side of jar. Unscrew the ring (the
lid should be sealed by now) and place a
few cotton balls on top of the lid
(makes it poofy on top), then a piece of
cloth (about 3" larger than the
lid) on top and screw the ring back on.
Decorate as desired (example
pinking shears).

-----