Name: Dark Chocolate Cake with Double Fudge Icing
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 1 layer cake
Ingredients: 1 cup mayonnaise; 1 cup water; 1 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1/2 cup cocoa; 2 1/4 cups flour; 1 pinch salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 1/4 cups sugar; 1 cup heavy cream; 5 unsweetened chocolate squares; 1/4 lb unsalted butter, broken into pieces; 1 teaspoon vanilla

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Recipe by Missy Wombat

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Dark Chocolate Cake with Double Fudge Icing created by DoubletheGarlic

This is a foolproof moist chocolate cake. Remember mayonnaise is just eggs and oil. Great recipe from Sally Pasley's Tao of Cooking cookbook.

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ingredients

1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
¹⁄₂ cup cocoa
2 ¹⁄₄ cups flour
1 pinch salt
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons baking soda
Icing
1 ¹⁄₄ cups sugar
1 cup heavy cream
5 unsweetened chocolate squares
¹⁄₄ lb unsalted butter, broken into pieces
1 teaspoon vanilla

directions

Cake: Mix mayonnaise, water, sugar and vanilla together until well blended.
Sift cocoa, flour salt and baking soda together.
Stir into liquid ingredients and mix just until blended.
Pour batter into 2 greased and floured sandwich cake tins[8-9 inch size].
Bake in a preheated 375 deg F oven for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
Cool and then ice.
Icing: Bring sugar and cream to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
Stir occasinaly to stop cream from boiling over.
Remove from heat.
Finely chop or grate the chocolate.
Sir into the cream until completely melted.
Stir in butter and vanilla.
Once butter is melted, refrigerate icing until cold.
Once cold beat the icing with an electric mixer or a wooden spoon until thick and of a good spreading consistency.

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"This is a foolproof moist chocolate cake. Remember mayonnaise is just eggs and oil. Great recipe from Sally Pasley's Tao of Cooking cookbook."

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review by Ginger Rose

3/14/2008

I only made the icing on this cake. I'll definitely be making it again...just with less sugar as it was a bit too sweet for us. I think it'd would probably also taste good made with brown sugar. It's a lovely way to make a standard chocolate cake special!

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2/21/2008

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review by DoubletheGarlic

2/18/2008

Just made the icing -- it is fantastic and easy to work with. I agree with Wondermima -- it has a gorgeously TRUFFLE taste. Wow.

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review by Dominique353

12/11/2007

This cake is the only chocolate cake I make now! Soooo good. I haven't made the icing yet, but I LOVE stovetop icing!!!

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review by WonderMima

11/7/2007

The cake for this was good- not great and seemed a little dry. BUT the frosting is THE BEST fudge frosting, it was like eating truffles. YUM

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