Chocolate Applesauce Chocolate Chip Cake

• 1/2 cups Shortening
• 1-1/2 cup Sugar, Plus 2 Tablespoons For Sprinkling
• 2 whole Eggs
• 2 cups Flour
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 3 Tablespoons Cocoa
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 teaspoons Cinnamon
• 2 cups Applesauce
• 1/2 bags Chocolate Chips (about 5 To 6 Oz. Total)
• 1 cup Powdered Sugar

1. Cream together 1 1/2 cups sugar, shortening, and eggs. Sift in flour, salt, cocoa, soda, and cinnamon. Add the applesauce and stir together.
2. Grease and flour a 9x13 pan. Pour batter into the pan. Sprinkle the batter with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and chocolate chips.
3. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes at 350F.
4. Mix approximately 1 cup powdered sugar and 1/4 cup water to make a very soupy glaze. Glaze the cake when it is done and still hot.

shortening, sugar, eggs, flour, salt, cocoa, baking soda, cinnamon, applesauce, chocolate chips, powdered sugar

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/chocolate-applesauce-chocolate-chip-cake/ (may not work)