Chocolate Cake

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword All-Purpose Flour, AP Flour, Applesauce, Brown Sugar, Cake, Chocolate, Cocoa Powder, Flour, Vanilla, Vanilla Extract

Dietary Need Vegan, Vegetarian

Cooking Method Oven

Program Cooking Matters

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 35

Total Time 50

Servings

Calories 121kcal

Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a large bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
In a medium bowl, mix applesauce, oil, vinegar, vanilla, and water.
Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Mix until just combined. Do not overmix. Batter will be thin.
Coat a 9-inch square pan with non-stick cooking spray. Pour batter into greased pan.
Bake on middle rack of oven until center is firm and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. This will be about 30–40 minutes.

If doubling the recipe, use 2 (9-inch) pans. This cake does not work well in a 9x13-inch pan.
Make chocolate muffins instead of cake. Pour batter into a 12-cup muffin pan coated with non-stick cooking spray. Bake as in step 6, about 25 minutes.
Dress up the cake by dusting with powdered sugar. Serve with 1 Tablespoon low-fat vanilla yogurt and fresh or thawed frozen berries.
Use whole wheat flour in place of half of the all-purpose flour, if you can.
White or cider vinegar will work in this recipe.
Use leftover applesauce for a healthy snack for adults or kids.