1 cup chopped figs, dried
1 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup applesauce
2 eggs
3 tablespoons cocoa
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups flour

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour an 8×12 baking dish.

In a large bowl, combine boiling water and figs. Add in the baking soda and let cool.

In another bowl, combine the vegetable oil, sugar, applesauce, eggs, cocoa, salt, vanilla; mix until smooth. Add 1/4 cup flour to the batter mixture; mix well.

Add in 1/2 of the fig mixture to batter; mix well.

Alternate adding remaining flour and fig mixture to batter until all ingredients are included; mix well.

Spread mixture into baking dish. Bake 50 minutes.