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Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake
Everyone always asks what the secret ingredient of this cake is and they are definitely surprised when I tell them: Mayonnaise! It give it such a zippy flavor.—Susan Brauer, Aurora, Colorado
9-12 ServingsPrep: 15 min. Bake: 30 min. + cooling

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons baking cocoa
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • BROWN SUGAR FROSTING:
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1-3/4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

Directions

  • In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa and baking soda. Add
  • water, mayonnaise and vanilla; beat at medium speed until thoroughly
  • combined.
  • Pour into a greased 9-in. square or an 11-in. x 7-in. baking pan.
  • Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool
  • completely.
  • For frosting, melt butter in a saucepan. Stir in brown sugar; cook
  • and stir until bubbly. Remove from the heat and stir in milk.
  • Gradually add confectioners' sugar; beat by hand until frosting is
  • of spreading consistency. Immediately frost cake. Yield: 9-12
© Taste of Home 2013

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Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 piece) equals 416 calories, 19 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 17 mg cholesterol, 354 mg sodium, 60 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.
© Taste of Home 2013