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.

* 1 cup chopped figs, dried
* 1 cup boiling water
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* Πcup vegetable oil
* Ÿ cup sugar
* œ cup applesauce
* 2 eggs
* 3 tablespoons cocoa
* 1Πcups flour
* 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mix water and figs in a large bowl. Add baking soda and let cool.
3. In a separate bowl, mix the vegetable oil, sugar, eggs, applesauce, vanilla, salt, and cocoa until smooth.
4. Add the 1/4 cup flour to the batter and mix.
5. Add half of the fig mixture and mix.
6. Continue adding the two mixtures until they are all incorporated.
7. Spread batter in an 8×12 greased and floured pan.
8. Bake for 50 minutes