Chocolate Mayo Cake
A conversation piece for the ages, this homemade Chocolate cake is rich and moist from mayonnaise mixing with other simple ingredients.
Top with our fabulous homemade Chocolate Frosting, and this old fashioned cake is a dessert to remember.
Chocolate and Mayonnaise Cake Recipe
Odd and intriguing, grandma’s cookbook is full of treasures like this one. From her Rhubarb Crunch to Three Bean Salad, we knew this chocolate cake was a must try recipe.
On the fence – try it at least once before judging it!
Why Make This Cake
- You ran out of eggs but have mayo on hand.
- You have enjoyed an old fashioned chocolate mayonnaise cake in the past and want to relive the memories and flavors.
- Chocolate cake is a favorite and your interest is peaked by trying new variations.
- This is a simple homemade recipe that’s easy to whip up from time to time.
Ingredients Needed
- All-purpose flour
- Unsweetened cocoa
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Mayonnaise – we prefer regular over lite, to get the full flavor
- Vanilla extract
Step By Step Instructions
Preheat oven to 350℉.
Sift together cocoa, flour, baking soda and salt into a small bowl.
In a medium sized bowl beat sugar, mayo, water and vanilla.
Pour dry ingredients into the creamed mixture and stir together.
Pour into a greased 9 x 13″ baking dish and bake for about 25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center is clean. Be sure not to over bake.
Let cool, add frosting and enjoy!
Recipe Tips
- Mayo has a similar effect that the sour cream does in our Cake Mix Cupcakes.
- The cake will bake and then fall a bit in the center, so you want spreadable frosting, but nothing too runny that will pool and be thick in the low spots.
Chocolate Mayo Cake
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup water luke warm
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl sift together cocoa, baking soda, flour and salt.1/2 cup cocoa, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda, 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt
- In a medium sized mixing bowl cream sugar, mayo, water and vanilla.1 cup granulated sugar, 3/4 cup mayonnaise, 1 cup water, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Stir together.
- Pour in a greased 9 x 13" baking dish.
- Bake in an oven preheated to 350℉ for approximately 25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center just comes out clean.
- Let cool and top with a batch of homemade chocolate frosting.
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