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a slice Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake on a white plate

Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake is dense, moist, and is a richly flavored chocolate cake. A retro cake recipe from Nana!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate cake recipe, moist chocolate cake
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 2 -9" cakes
Calories: 335kcal
Author: Sandy Clifton

Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp Butter for greasing cake pans
  • 2 cups Cake Flour
  • 3/4 cup Cocoa Powder plus extra for dusting (I use half dark cocoa and half regular)
  • 1 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Instant Espresso Powder optional
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 3 Eggs room temperature
  • 1 3/4 cups Sugar
  • 1 cup Real Mayonnaise not low fat
  • 2 tsp Vanilla
  • 1 cup Water room temp.
  • 1/3 cup Brewed Coffee or just use water

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350° F. Grease two 9" round cake pans* with butter, and dust with cocoa powder.
  • In a mixing bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, espresso powder, and salt. Set aside.
  • In a stand mixer, or using a hand mixer, in a large mixing bowl, beat together the eggs and sugar on medium speed (no faster).
  • Add the mayonnaise and vanilla. Mix in.
  • Alternate adding the dry ingredients and water, with mixer on low speed.
  • Mix in the coffee, if using, otherwise just add more water.
  • Mix on low speed until combined, about 1 minute.
  • Pour batter into the cake pans equally.
  • Bake for 30-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Don't over bake.
  • Cool on a rack for about 15 minutes, then remove from the pans and finish cooling cakes on a wire rack.
  • When completely cooled, you can frost the cakes, if desired.
  • To make a 2 layer cake, set one of the cakes upside down on a plate and frost the top. Then place the second cake on top of it and finish frosting the entire cake.
  • You can also frost 2 1-layer cakes.

Notes

*You can also make this cake in a 9″x13″ baking dish (increase bake time to about 35-40 minutes).

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice of 2-layer cake | Calories: 335kcal