Chocolate Cherry Pudding Cake

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 14
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 3 tablespoons baking powder
• 3/4 cup skim milk
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 cup sweet cherries (fresh or frozen)
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar
• 3 cups hot water
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, sugar, 1/3 cup cocoa and baking powder in a large bowl; stir in milk and applesauce until dry ingredients are moistened.
• 2 fold in cherries and pecans.
• 3 spoon batter into a greased and floured 13 by 9 inch pan.
• 4 combine brown sugar, hot water and 1/4 cup cocoa in medium bowl until smooth.
• 5 pour over batter.
• 6 bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes or until set (cake will have a pudding-like texture).
• 7 serve warm or at room temperature.