Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake
A timeless, moist Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake with a creamy mayonnaise twist.
Cost: $10
🛒 Ingredients
Cake:
- 2 cups flour All-purpose flour works best
- ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder Gives the cake a rich chocolate flavor
- 1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda Ensure it's fresh for proper rise
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder Helps the cake rise along with the soda
- 3 eggs Room temperature eggs will blend better
- 1 ⅔ cups sugar White granulated sugar for sweetness
- 2 teaspoons vanilla Use pure vanilla extract for best flavor
- 1 cup mayonnaise Use a high-quality mayonnaise such as Hellmann's or Best Foods not Miracle Whip
- 1 ⅓ cups cold coffee Cold brewed coffee enhances the chocolate flavor
Frosting:
- 10 ounces semisweet chocolate chopped Choose good-quality chocolate for smooth frosting
- 1 ½ cups 3 sticks butter room temperature Softened butter mixes easier
- 3 cups powdered sugar Sifted to avoid lumps
- 1 tablespoon vanilla Adds depth to the frosting flavor
📋 Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease two 9-inch cake pans, line them with parchment paper, and grease the paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and baking powder. set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, and vanilla at high speed for about 3 minutes, until light and fluffy.
- Reduce the speed to low and beat in the mayonnaise until fully incorporated.
- Alternately add the flour mixture and cold coffee to the bowl, starting and ending with the flour mixture. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
- Bake for 26-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean.
- Let the cakes cool in the pans for about 20 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Place the chopped semisweet chocolate into a microwave-safe bowl and heat in 20-second intervals, stirring in between until fully melted and smooth.
- Allow the melted chocolate to cool to lukewarm while stirring occasionally.
- In a large bowl, beat the softened butter until smooth and creamy.
- Sift the powdered sugar over the butter and beat until fully combined, about 2 minutes.
- Add the cooled melted chocolate to the mixture and beat until smooth, scraping the bowl as necessary.
- Frost the cooled cakes with the chocolate frosting as desired.
📝 Notes
This cake is perfectly rich and moist, thanks to the surprising addition of mayonnaise. The frosting is smooth, decadent, and simple to make.
🥗 Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 571kcal | Carbohydrates: 89g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 569mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 68g | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 8mg