Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake
"This cake is very moist and has a light chocolaty taste."
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder (I use bournville)
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
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Brown Sugar Icing
- 1⁄4 cup butter, softened
- 1⁄2 cup tightly packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk or 2 tablespoons cream
- 1 3⁄4 cups icing sugar, sifted
directions
- In a large bowl sift together the flour,,cocoa powder and baking soda.
- Add sugar.
- Add water,Mayo and vanilla and beat at a medium speed in your food mixer until well combined.
- Pour into a greased 9-inch square or 11x7x2-inch baking pan.
- Bake at 350°F for 30-35 minutes.
- Let cake settle in tin for about 5 minutes before turning out.
- Cool completely.
- Icing ******* Melt butter in a pan on a medium heat,stir in brown sugar,stir until bubbly.
- Remove from heat and stir in Milk.
- Gradually add icing sugar and beat by hand to get a spreading consistency.
- Then ice cake.
- For this cake don't substitute low-fat mayo for regular.
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Reviews
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Super good cake. The frosting is to die for! It reminds me of the frosting my aunt used on her caramel cake. I caught my DH eating it with a spoon out of the pan on one of his midnight snack runs! Oh well, I made it for him since he is a chocolate fanatic! NurseDI, keep sending these great recipes. I think my DH is in love with you! Hee! Hee! -
I made this for my granddaughter's birthday. It was so rich, moist and very chocolaty. We all thought the brown sugar frosting was exceptional. A chocolate lover's dream come true. Very deserving of 5-stars in our opinion. Thanks Nurse Di. -
Hi There, This is Julie,the mayo makes the cake moist the secret is not to use a tangy mayonaise as this will affect the tast .Use Hellmans or Miracle whip I use the former and have made this cake many times so do try it I think you,ll be pleasantly surprised! -
I am sorry to say I was VERY disapointed from this cake. At best it tasted like a cake out of a box, not like a rich chocolat home made cake. -
This cake was so moist and delicious. I used Kraft mayonnaise and did not have any sort of chemical or tangy aftertaste at all. Thank you for sharing!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Norahs Girl
Scottburgh, KZN
I,m a Mum of 3 (26,22,and 19)They keep me on my toes so to speak!!!!!! and rapidly heading for Hair dye.
I live in Sunny South Africa but I,m of Welsh(uk)decent!
I use to be(before the joys of Motherhood and domestic bliss Ha HA!) a nurse specialising in Oncology(Cancer nursing).Now I,m a stay at home Mum(although I,m a part-time secretary for DH,s small business.)
I,ve lots I want to do in the pipeline now the children are getting older!I love to cook,its one of my passions,besides cooking I love to Read and enjoy anything from Medical thrillers,historical epics! to a good old mystery the more complex the better!
On my to do list is learning to quilt,knit fair isle and bottle preserves properly! I live at the Coast and have done so for the last 5 years,its certainly a slower pace of life here than when we lived in the city.
There is something very restful about living so close to the Sea even the storms are spectacular to watch.One of My wishes is to spend a weekend in a Light house,preferably in rough weather!
I,m also *Mum* to 4 dogs(all girls!)Millie the boxer,Jessie the cross border collie who is slightly mad to say the least!and my 2 little Jack Russells Molly and Mandy who have me running about all over the place I wish I had their energy!I,de bottle it and make a fortune!
