Mayonnaise Chocolate Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
1 cake
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
-
cake
- 3 cups unsifted plain flour
- 1 1⁄2 cups white sugar
- 2⁄3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 1⁄4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1⁄2 cups mayonnaise
- 1 1⁄2 cups water
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
-
CHOCOLATE FROSTING
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 - 2 1⁄2 tablespoons cornstarch, level
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- peppermint extract
directions
- Grease 2 9" x 1 1/2" layer pans.
- Line bottom with greaseproof paper.
- Grease & flour paper.
- Sift together all dry ingredients into a large bowl,.
- Stir in mayonnaise.
- Gradually stir in water & vanilla until smooth & blended.
- Pour into pans, and bake at 350° F OR 180° C for 30 minutess, or until cake springs back when touched.
- Cool completely before removing from pans.
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Chocolate Frosting:
- Put cocoa powder, sugar & cornstarch in pot; mix well.
- Stir in water.
- Cook & stir until thick and smooth.
- Add butter & vanilla.
- Stir vigorously until smooth and shiny.
- Spread on cake.
- Add 2nd cake on top.
- Spread remainder of topping onto cake.
- Add peppermint essence as an optional flavour.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
jenny butt
Australia
HiI'm Jenny B..........an adopted Aussie in '72, originally hailing from Trinidad & Tobago........I currently live in S.A....alovely spot called Hallett Cove, south of the city and heading towards some of our famous wineries.....McLarenvale.........Professionally I'm a Mental Health Nurse,working in the I.C.U of Adelaide's major psychiatric hospital........I have 3 grown daughters ,all live interstate/o'seas........I go ten pin bowling as often as possible.....very good exercise !! <img src="http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j166/ZaarNicksMom/PACsticker-Adopted.jpg">