TRUE LOVE CHOCOLATE CAKE

By stepjo7269

Taste of Home
By: Stephanie Basker from Caldwell, Idaho

Ingredients

• FROSTING:
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1-2/3 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup baking cocoa
• 1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1-1/4 cups water
• 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 carton (8 ounces) frozen reduced-fat whipped topping, thawed
• TOPPING:
• 3/4 cup flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup candy hearts
• Directions:
• ●In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in applesauce.
• ●Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Add to the butter mixture alternately with water, beating well after each addition. Fold in chips.
• ●Pour into a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray.
• ●Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
• ●For frosting, in a bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Fold in whipped topping.
• ●Frost cake. Refrigerate until serving. Just before serving, sprinkle with coconut and candy.

Details

Servings 24

Preparation

Step 1

Nutrition Facts: 1 piece equals 238 calories, 9 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 29 mg cholesterol, 201 mg sodium, 39 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.