Forest of the Plains

I just spent the past hour frantically searching through the kitchen trying to find this recipe. I only know one other person who has the recipe, and they weren’t home. It was quite a scene! I finally found the recipe card, in a recipe book marking a page of another recipe that I don’t really like. Sigh!

I think this was the first cake that I ever made. It’s really easy, and honestly you can just dump everything together, mix, put on as many chocolate chips as you want, and bake. Because of the applesauce, it’s always nice and moist. This cake is always a huge favorite whenever I serve it. Just in case I ever loose it again, I’m posting the recipe here!

Beat together:
1.5 c. sugar
.5 c. oil
2 eggs
2 c. unsweetened applesauce

Add:
2 c. flour
1.5 tsp. baking soda
.5 tsp. salt
.5 tsp. cinnamon
2 T cocoa

Pour batter into an ungreased 9×13 cake pan. Sprinkle 1 c. semisweet chocolate chips on top. Bake at 350F for 30-40 minutes. Great warm or at room temperature!