Applesauce-Cocoa Cake

Name: Applesauce-Cocoa Cake
Ingredients: ¾ cup (1½ sticks) soft butter; 1½ cups brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; ½ tsp. grated orange rind; 3 cups unbleached white flour; ½ cup unsweetened cocoa; ½ tsp. salt; 2 tsp. baking powder; 1 tsp. baking soda; 1 tsp. cinnamon (optional); ½ tsp. allspice (optional); ¼ tsp. nutmeg (optional); 1 cup finely ground walnuts (use a food processor fitted with a steel blade or a blender, with brief spurts); 1½ cups unsweetened applesauce; ½ cup yogurt or sour cream

Applesauce-Cocoa Cake was pinched from <a href="http://www.culinate.com/books/collections/all_books/still_life_with_menu_cookbook/applesauce-cocoa_cake" target="_blank">www.culinate.com.</a>

"This is a moist, dark cake. If you choose to add the spices, the flavor will take on an air of mystery. It is almost a spice cake, understatedly chocolate, with a touch of orange, and all the luxurious qualities of an applesauce-nut cake. This recipe is minimally sweet, so if you prefer a sweeter dessert, you can increase the sugar to 2 cups or use sweetened applesauce...."

INGREDIENTS

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¾ cup (1½ sticks) soft butter

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1½ cups brown sugar

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2 eggs

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1 tsp. vanilla extract

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½ tsp. grated orange rind

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3 cups unbleached white flour

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½ cup unsweetened cocoa

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½ tsp. salt

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2 tsp. baking powder

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1 tsp. baking soda

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1 tsp. cinnamon (optional)

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½ tsp. allspice (optional)

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¼ tsp. nutmeg (optional)

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1 cup finely ground walnuts (use a food processor fitted with a steel blade or a blender, with brief spurts)

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1½ cups unsweetened applesauce

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½ cup yogurt or sour cream

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