Chocolate Tea Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup applesauce
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
1/2 cup water
3 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350.
Grease and flour (I just use Pam) 2 loaf pans.
In a large mixer bowl, combine flour, sugar, applesauce, cocoa powder, butter, water, eggs, baking soda, salt and vanilla.
Beat at low speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
Beat in pecans and chocolate chips.
Pour into baking pans.
Bake 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes.
Remove if desired.
Cool breads completely.