Chocolate Applesauce Jar Cakes
Chocolate Applesauce Jar Cakes 1 (4 ounce) stick plus 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened 3 cups granulated sugar 4 eggs 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon almond extract
Ingredients
- 1(4 ounce) stick plus 3 tablespoons
- 3cupgranulated sugar
- 4eggs
- 1tablespoonvanilla extract
- 1teaspoonalmond extract
- 2cupunsweetened applesauce
- 3cupflour
- 3/4cupunsweetened cocoa powder
Directions
- 1
Chocolate Applesauce Jar Cakes 1 (4 ounce) stick plus 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened 3 cups granulated sugar 4 eggs 1 tablespoon va
- 2
Before starting batter, wash 8 (1-pint) wide-mouth canning jars with lids in hot, soapy water and let them drain, dry, and cool to room temp
- 3
Generously grease insides of jars
- 4
With an electric mixer, beat together butter and half of sugar until light and fluffy
- 5
Beat in eggs, then remaining sugar, vanilla extract, and almond extract
- 6
Beat in applesauce
- 7
Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt
- 8
Add to applesauce mixture in thirds, beating well after each addition to make a thick batter