Dutch Chocolate Applesauce Cake

How to make Dutch Chocolate Applesauce Cake Recipe - Cakes are Dutch favorites and there are an amazing variety ranging from simple crumb cakes which were half bread, half cake, to loaf cakes, to moist and sumptuous chocolate and applesauce cakes. The Dutch celebrate every important event with a cake.

Makes 9 servings

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
2 squares unsweetened chocolate
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Powdered sugar

Method:
Preheat oven to 350F (175C).

Grease an 8- or 9-inch-square pan. In a small bowl over hot water, melt butter and chocolate together. Cool. In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar until smooth. Add applesauce, vanilla, pecans and chocolate mixture.

In a small bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Blend into applesauce mixture; beat 1 minute. Pour into greased pan.

Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on a rack. To decorate, place a doilie on top of cooled cake and dust with powdered sugar. Carefully remove doilie.