Instructions: Mix chocolate, 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup sugar in saucepan; cook and stir until thick and smooth. Stir in apple sauce and vanilla, cool. Combine and sift dry ingredients. Cream shortening with remaining 1 cup sugar; blend in eggs one at a time. Alternately add dry ingredients and remaining 3/4 cup milk to creamed mixure. blending well after each addition. Blend in chocolate mixture.

Turn batter into 2 greased and floured 8" layer pans. Bake at 350 for 40 min. or until done. Split each cooled layer to make 4 layers.

Apple Fluff Frosting: Beat topping mix with milk. When mixture begins to stiffen and form peaks, add applesauce and vanilla. Beat until firm enough to spread.

Makes about 3 cups.

Apple Cream Frosting:
Beat together 1 large pkg (8 oz) cream cheese, 4 cups 10X sugar and 1 Tbs. grated lemon rind. When mixture is fluffy, stir in 2 to 3 Tbs. canned applesauce; chill. Spread between and on top layers

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