Apple chocolate fudge cake with apple fluff frosting

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
3Squares unsweetened chocolate
cupMilk - divided
cupSugar - divided
1cupCanned apple sauce
1teaspoonVanilla
2cupsFlour
1teaspoonSoda
1teaspoonSalt
½cupShortening
3Eggs
2packsDream Whip
½cupCold milk
½cupCold canned applesauce
½teaspoonVanilla

Directions

APPLE FLUFF FROSTING

Mix chocolate, ½ cup milk and ½ cup sugar in saucepan; cook and stir until thick and smooth. Stir in apple sauce and vanilla, cool. Combine and sift dry ingredients. Cream shortening with remaining 1 cup sugar; blend in eggs one at a time. Alternately add dry ingredients and remaining ¾ cup milk to creamed mixure. blending well after each addition. Blend in chocolate mixture.

Turn batter into 2 greased and floured 8" layer pans. Bake at 350 for 40 min. or until done. Split each cooled layer to make 4 layers.

Apple Fluff Frosting: Beat topping mix with milk. When mixture begins to stiffen and form peaks, add applesauce and vanilla. Beat until firm enough to spread. Makes about 3 cups.

Apple Cream Frosting:

Beat together 1 large pkg (8 oz) cream cheese, 4 cups 10X sugar and 1 Tbs.

grated lemon rind. When mixture is fluffy, stir in 2 to 3 Tbs. canned applesauce; chill. Spread between and on top layers Posted to Bakery-Shoppe Digest by travelers4now@... (Gary & Doris McCoy) on Mar 30, 1998