Spiced Chocolate Applesauce Cake

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Title: SPICED CHOCOLATE APPLESAUCE CAKE
Categories: Chocolate, Fruits, Cakes, Desserts
Yield: 16 servings

2 1/2 c Flour; Unbleached, Sifted
1/2 c Cocoa; Baking
2 ts Baking Soda
1 ts Cinnamon; Ground
1 ts Salt
3/4 c Vegetable Shortening
2 c Sugar
2 ea Eggs; Large
1 ts 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 ts 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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