FUDGY CHOCOLATE TORTE

1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 pkg. Betty Crocker Supermoist Chocolate Fudge cake mix
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup applesauce
2 eggs
1/3 cup pecans

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease springform pan, 9" or 10"x3", with shortening; lightly flour. Microwave milk and chocolate chips in small microwaveable bowl uncovered on Medium (50%) about 1 minute or until chocolate is melted;
set aside. Beat cake mix (dry) and oil in large bowl on low speed 30 seconds (mixture will be crumbly); reserve 1 cup.
Beat applesauce and eggs into remaining cake mixture on low speed 30 seconds (batter will be thick and grainy); beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Spread in pan. Drop chocolate chip mixture by teaspoonfuls over batter, dropping more around edge than in the center. Stir pecans into reserved cake
mixture; sprinkle over batter. Bake 45-50 minutes or until center is set; cool 10 minutes. Remove side of pan, cool torte completely.

16 servings