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unsweetened cocoa baking soda canola oil boiling water unsweetened applesauce sugar egg whites flour vanilla
Viewed: 48 - Published at: 7 years agoIngredients
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 large egg whites (or 1/2 cup Egg Beaters)
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Method
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Spray a 9x13" baking pan with cooking oil and set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the cocoa and baking soda (I like to sift them together to destroy any lumps in the cocoa).
- Blend in the oil, and mix until smooth.
- Pour in the boiling water, stirring until the mixture thickens.
- Stir in the applesauce, the sugar, and the egg whites; mix until smooth.
- Add the flour and the vanilla; blend completely- there should be no lumps.
- Pour into the prepared baking pan.
- Spread the batter evenly to avoid crispy edges.
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes (25-30 minutes if using a Pyrex pan), until just set in the middle.
- Let cool and cut into squares.
- Note: I've also halved this and baked it in an 8x8" glass pan and it was done in about 25 minutes.
