Celebration Chocolate Cake
INGREDIENTS
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Cake
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1 cup buttermilk
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1 cup water
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⅓ cup Vegetable Oil
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⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce
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1 ½ cups sugar
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2 large eggs
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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Pinch of salt
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
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Filling
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8 ounces Neufchatel or low-fat cream cheese, at room temperature
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⅓ cup canned pumpkin puree (not seasoned pie filling)
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¼ cup honey, agave nectar, or sorghum
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½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
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¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
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Glaze
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½ cup half-and-half
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¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips
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Topping
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Seedless red grapes, whole blackberries, pistachios, and curls of fresh orange peel
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