Chocolate Cherry Pudding Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
3 tablespoons baking powder
3/4 cup skim milk
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 cup sweet cherries (fresh or frozen)
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
3 cups hot water
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa

Preparation

Combine flour, sugar, 1/3 cup cocoa and baking powder in a large bowl; stir in milk and applesauce until dry ingredients are moistened.
Fold in cherries and pecans.
Spoon batter into a greased and floured 13 by 9 inch pan.
Combine brown sugar, hot water and 1/4 cup cocoa in medium bowl until smooth.
Pour over batter.
Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes or until set (cake will have a pudding-like texture).
Serve warm or at room temperature.