Chocolate Tea Bread


This looks wonderful. I think it would be great to give as a gift or to serve for breakfast on a holiday.

Steps


Preheat oven to 350.
Grease and flour 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.

Ingredients


all-purpose flour, sugar, applesauce, unsweetened cocoa powder, butter, water, eggs, baking soda, salt, vanilla extract, pecans, semi-sweet chocolate chips