Chocolate Top Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. soda
2 Tbsp. cocoa
2 c. applesauce
1 c. chocolate chips
1/2 c. finely chopped pecans
3 Tbsp. sugar

Preparation

Cream sugar and shortening; add eggs one at a time and vanilla.
Stir together flour, salt, soda and cocoa.
Add flour mixture alternating to the creamed mixture with the applesauce. Pour into a greased and floured 9 x 13-inch pan.
Sprinkle chocolate chips, nuts and sugar over top.
Bake 35 minutes in a 350\u00b0 oven.