Triple-fudge Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box fudge cake mix
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup applesauce
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees (325 degrees if using a dark or nonstick pan). grease bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with shortening and lightly flour.
• 2 in a small microwavable bowl, microwave the milk and 1/2 cup of the chocolate chips uncovered on medium (50%) about 1 minute or until chocolate is softened; stir until smooth and set aside.
• 3 in a large bowl, beat the cake mix and oil with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds (mixture will be crumbly); reserve 1 cup of this cake mixture. add the applesauce and the eggs; beat on low speed for about 30 seconds, scraping bowl occasionally (batter will be thick and grainy). beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. spread batter in pan.
• 4 drop melted chocolate mixture by teaspoonfuls over batter, dropping more around edge than in center. stir remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips and the pecans into reserved cake mixture; sprinkle over batter.
• 5 bake 40 minutes or until center is set. run knife around side of pan to loosen cake and let cool.