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Old Fashioned Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake Recipe

This luscious and deliciously moist Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake Recipe comes from my Grandma's old recipe ledger. It's so easy and the taste is out of this world!
Course Dessert
Cuisine North American
Keyword chocolate cake, chocolate mayonnaise cake, hellmans mayonnaise cake, old fashioned mayonnaise cake
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 9 servings
Calories 364kcal
Author Judy Kahansky

Ingredients

  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 4 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup water cold

Instructions

  • Mix the mayonnaise, sugar and vanilla together in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
  • Sift the flour, cocoa and baking soda together.
  • Add the flour mixture alternatively to the mayonnaise mixture, and add the cold water
  • Pour batter into a 9 X 9 greased and floured baking pan.
  • Bake at 350F for 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Icing:

  • Ice with a Dark Chocolate Buttercream and serve with a big scoop of French Vanilla Ice Cream!

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Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 364kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 437mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g
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