Recipe: Chocolate Applesauce Cake

CHOCOLATE APPLESAUCE CAKE
Source: Marla

1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup honey
3 eggs
1/2 cup applesauce
1/4 cup honey
1 pkg. (6 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate
2 3/4 cup cake flour
1 tsp. salt
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg

Cream shortening with sugar until light and fluffy. Continue creaming while adding honey in a fine stream. Add vanilla. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. In a saucepan, combine applesauce, 1/4 cup honey and chocolate pieces. Heat slowly until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. Cool. Sift dry ingredients together. Add alternately to creamed mixture with chocolate-applesauce mixture. Beat after each addition until smooth. Spoon into two 9 inch greased pans. Heat oven to 350 degrees (moderate). Bake 25-30 minutes or until cake tests done in center. Cool on racks for 5 min. Remove from pans. Finish cooling on racks before frosting as desired.