definately like a very moist delicious chocolate cake. I used just 1/4 c oil, and the rest was applesauce - which I couldn't taste in the finished product. I put the choc chips in the batter. I also doubled the cocoa and made a peanut butter frosting as someone else had suggested - the frosting itself was also much healthier than most frostings (as long as you consider pb healthy) - I mixed pb,skim milk, a little powdered sugar, and some cornstarch until I got the right texture and taste I wanted. The cornstarch allows you to thicken the frosting without adding buckets of powdered sugar. The result- a decadent dessert that I can't convince myself when eating that it isn't deathly for the diet

Reviewed On: Oct. 15, 2009

Amazing. I could eat the whole loaf right now. very moist. changes I made: used 1/4 cup oil for shortening, 2/3 c brown sugar and 1/3 c white sugar. I also left out the cloves (didn't know if I would like its flavor in the bread).

Reviewed On: Sep. 10, 2009

So I prob would give it 5 stars if I hadn't substituted all of the shortening w/apple sauce as other reviewers did. Next time I'll try half apple sauce, half oil - the sauce makes the crust a bit rubbery rather than classic crunchy, it also changes the flavor some. I was trying to be healthy, but some things aren't worth it. I'm going to make it again, and I do think putting the oil back into it will make it an exceptional bread. Very hearty. The only other change I made - well my husband got blackberries instead of blueberries so banana blackberry quick bread it was. I was hestitant at first but the berries held together and came out great in the bread. A nice variation. As for my husband, we are going to go to the grocery store together and review our fruits.

Reviewed On: Sep. 2, 2009