Chocolate Marble Loaf

Ingredients

• 1 cup apple sauce 
• 1.5 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1  eggs 
• 2  egg whites 
• 2.5 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.3 cup yogurt plain low-fat
• 1 tablespoon blackstrap molasses 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 3 tablespoons strong coffee decoction brewed
• 1.3 cups sugar 
• 3 tablespoons cocoa unsweetened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 
• 0.3 cup vegetable oil 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• knife
• wire rack
• loaf pan

Directions

1. Combine the first 3 ingredients in a small bowl; stir well, and set the cocoa mixture aside.
2. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl; make a well in center of mixture.
3. Combine applesauce and next 5 ingredients (applesauce through egg) in a bowl; add to dry ingredients, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.
4. Remove 1 cup of batter, and add to cocoa mixture; stir well. Spoon cocoa batter alternately with applesauce batter into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Using the tip of a knife, swirl batters together.
5. Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
6. Let cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan, and let cool completely on wire rack. Sift the powdered sugar over loaf, if desired.