Chocolate Applesauce Bundt Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees. Brush a 9 1/2-inch kugel-hopf ring mold or Bundt pan with soft butter. Coat with 1/4 cup superfine sugar; tap out excess sugar; set mold aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter and remaining 2 cups superfine sugar. Beat on medium speed, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula, until mixture is light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs, and beat 2 to 3 minutes more. Fold in the applesauce, being careful not to overmix.
• In a large bawl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, salt, and baking powder.
• Fold the flour mixture into applesauce mixture. Add the vanilla, Calvados, and chocolate pieces; mix until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan; use a rubber spatula to clean bowl and smooth top.
• Bake until cake pulls away from sides of pan and is springy to the touch or until a cake tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 2 hours. Transfer to a wire tack to cool slightly; turn out cake; let cool completely.
• Sift confectioners' sugar over cooled cake. Pour cider glaze over top of cake, allowing to drip down sides. Garnish with apple chips and crystallized ginger. Serve cake with whipped cream, if desired.

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine dry ingredients; add to the creamed mixture alternately with applesauce. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over batter. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Grease and sugar a 10-cup Bundt pan.
• Beat the butter, oil and sugar with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• Beat in the vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, sift the flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
• Whisk the buttermilk and applesauce together.
• Add the flour to the butter mixture, alternating with the applesauce mixture, mixing well after each addition.
• Stir in the chocolate chips.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 60 to 70 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Cool the cake in the pan for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
• For the glaze, heat the cream to just below a simmer and pour over the chopped chocolate.
• Let sit for one minute then stir to smooth out.
• Stir in the butter to melt in and thicken the glaze.
• Pour over the top of the cake and let drip down the sides.
• Garnish with the hazelnuts.