¼teaspoon ground cloves

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar

½ cup vegetable oil

2

eggs

2

teaspoons vanilla extract

1cup shredded carrot (about 2 medium or 1 large)

½ cup chopped apple (about ½ medium apple)

Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat 12-cup bundt pan with cooking spray.

Combine applesauce and milk in a small mixing bowl; reserve. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients in small bowl; reserve.

In a large mixing bowl, beat brown sugar and oil on Speed 1/Low until well blended, about 1 minute. Add eggs and vanilla and beat on Speed 3/Medium until well blended, about 20 seconds.

Add flour mixture to brown sugar mixture (in 4 additions) alternately with applesauce mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix on Speed 1/Low after each addition until well blended, about 2 minutes.

Add shredded carrot and chopped apple. Mix on Speed 1/Low until just blended.

Add batter to pan and bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 45 to 50 minutes.

Cool in pan 15 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.

Nutritional information for cake made with whole milk and served with Rum Sauce:

Calories 332 (40% from fat) • carb. 43g • pro. 4g

• fat 15g • sat. fat 5g • chol. 47mg • sod. 187mg

Nutritional information for cake served

without Rum Sauce:

Calories 202 (37% from fat) • carb. 28g • pro. 4g

• fat 8g • sat. fat 1g • chol. 29mg • sod. 116mg

Rum Sauce

Makes 2 cups

1cup firmly packed brown sugar

½cup dark corn syrup

½cup half-and-half

½stick butter

¼cup light rum

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

In a medium saucepan over low heat, stir brown sugar, corn syrup, half-and-half, and butter until boiling, about 9 to 10 minutes.

Remove from heat and stir in rum and vanilla.

Note: Sauce may be made ahead and stored in the refrigerator up to 5 days. Serve hot or cold.

Serving suggestion: Spread 2 tablespoons Rum Sauce on dessert plate. Place slice of cake over sauce. Drizzle

additional sauce over cake, if desired.

For a lower calorie dessert, sprinkle confectioners’ sugar over cake instead of rum sauce and serve.

Nutritional information

per serving (2 tablespoons):

Calories 130 (46% from fat) • carb. 15g • pro. 0g

• fat 7g • sat. fat 4g • chol. 18mg • sod. 71mg

Chocolate Kahlúa Cake

You’ll be proud to serve this appealing

cake to family and friends. Its mild

chocolate flavor and delicate crumb make

it a winner.

Makes two 9-inch layers (10 servings)

cooking spray

2cups sifted cake flour

1teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

3eggs, separated

1½ cups sugar, divided

½cup butter or margarine slightly softened

2tablespoons Kahlúa or other coffee liqueur

31-ounce squares unsweetened chocolate, melted

6tablespoons evaporated milk

1cup sour cream (lowfat works well)

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Cuisinart HTM-5CH, IB-8005 manual Rum Sauce, Chocolate Kahlúa Cake, Makes 2 cups, Makes two 9-inch layers 10 servings

IB-8005, HTM-5CH specifications

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