Duke's Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

Dessert

Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Source:

Ingredients

Mayonnaise Cake

6 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa

3 cups all purpose flour

1 Tbsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

11/2 cups sugar

11/2 cups Duke's Mayonnaise

11/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract

11/2 cups cold water

Chocolate Frosting

1 cup butter, softened

1 cup cocoa

1 tsp. vanilla extract

5 to 6 cups confectioner's sugar

6 or more tablespoons milk

Directions

Mayonnaise Cake

Preheat oven to 350°F, grease and flour two 8″ cake pans.

Sift cocoa, flour, baking soda, salt and sugar into a medium bowl, mix well.

Combine mayonnaise, vanilla and water in an electric mixer at low speed. Once smooth, slowly add in dry mixture until just incorporated (do not over beat).

Pour batter into cake pans and bake for 30 minutes or until done.

Cool on wire racks and frost with Duke’s chocolate frosting or your favorite frosting.

Chocolate Frosting

For Duke’s chocolate frosting, in the bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter and cocoa with whisk attachment until smooth. Add vanilla. Add confectioner’s sugar alternately with milk until icing reaches a spreadable consistency