Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

By Foodiewife

From joy of cooking

Ingredients

• 2 cups AP Flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
• 3 large eggs
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 1/3 / water

Preparation

Step 1

Whisk the dry ingredients in a medium bowl

Melt the unsweetened chocolate
Set aside.

Beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl at medium-high speed until light, about 3 minutes.

Mix the melted chocolate until smooth with the mayonnaise and beat into batter.

On low speed, add flour mixture in 3 parts, alternating with the 1 1/3 cups water in 2 additions; beating until smooth.

Scrape the batter into the prepared pan(s).

Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30-40 minutes.

Let the 13-x9-inch cake cool on a rack in the pan, if desired or cool and remove from the pan.

Dust with confectioners sugar or powdered sugar, if desired.