- 3/4 cup margarine, melted ( 1 & 1/2
sticks)
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 2 medium eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup buttermilk or yogurt or sour
milk (powdered buttermilk is fine)
- 1-1/2 cups applesauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 2-1/2 cups flour
Get out a big bowl and your electric
beaters, or a whisk. First cream together
the margarine and sugar. You can add another
1/2 cup of sugar if you like it sweeter, but
I prefer it just like this. Add the eggs and
vanilla, and beat again, until the mixture
is light, fluffy and satiny. Next measure in
the milk product (buttermilk or yogurt or
sour milk, what ever you choose), and the
applesauce. Beat again. Finally dump in the
dry ingredients. Use the electric beaters to
mix it all up for a full minute or two,
until it is relatively lump free. If you are
doing it by hand, count out about 200
strokes of the spoon. Turn the batter into a
well oiled 9" by 13" rectangular pan. Bake
at 350 degrees for about 35 or 45 minutes.
Check the cake by sticking a clean fork or
toothpick into the center of it. If the fork
comes out clean, the cake is done. If it
still has batter sticking to it, cook it a
little longer. Cool and frost with
Cream Cheese Frosting. Exquisite!
This cake is very rich and moist. It has a
full texture that almost melts in your
mouth. It doesn't really need a frosting,
but is still very good with one.
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