Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake
Requiring only 8 simple ingredients this recipe is so simple to make and you are sure to have a moist indulgent chocolate cake every time!
Equipment
- Mixer
- offset spatula
- Cake stand or plate
Ingredients
- 6 Tbsp Unsweetened Cocoa
- 3 cups All Purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp baking soda
- ¼ tbsp salt
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 1 ½ cups mayonnaise or Veganaise
- 1 ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups cold water
Chocolate Frosting
- 1 cup butter, softened or Vegan Butter
- 1 cup cocoa
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 5 cups confectioner's sugar
- 6 Tbsp milk or Nut Milk
Instructions
- Mayonnaise Cake:1. Preheat oven to 350°F, grease and flour two 8″ cake pans.
- 2. Sift cocoa, flour, baking soda, salt and sugar into a medium bowl, mix well.
- 3. Combine mayonnaise, vanilla and water in an electric mixer at low speed. Once smooth, slowly add in dry mixture until just incorporated (do not over beat).
- 4. Pour batter into cake pans and bake for 30 minutes or until done.
- 5. Cool on wire racks and frost with chocolate frosting or your favorite frosting.
Frosting
- 1. For chocolate frosting, in the bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter and cocoa with whisk attachment until smooth. Add vanilla. Add confectioner’s sugar alternately with milk until icing reaches a spreadable consistency.
