Chocolate Applesauce Cake

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/2 cup oil

2 eggs

2 cups flour (half all-purpose/half whole wheat)

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

2 tablespoons cocoa

2 cups unsweetened applesauce

1 banana

2/3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat together all ingredients, except chocolate chips, for approximately two minutes. Fold in 1/3 cup chocolate chips.

Pour batter into a bundt pan. Sprinkle 1/3 cup chocolate chips mixed with two tablespoons brown sugar on top. Bake for 50 minutes. If you prefer to use a 9 x 13 cake pan, bake for 30 to 40 minutes.

IDEAL TIP:

Grease and flour pans? When a chocolate cake requires greasing and flouring
the pans, try using cocoa instead of flour. When the cake is done, there will be
no white flour residue on your cake and it adds flavour.

Photo: Tracy Hunter