Chocolate Mayo Cake

By SMorrissey

This cake should never, ever be forgotten or lost to recipe history. Basically because it is damn good. Damn good! It requires no eggs and no oil. Say what? Yup. That's where the mayonnaise comes in. I mean, that's what mayonnaise is; eggs and oil. It makes this cake SO incredible moist. If you need a go-to homemade chocolate cake, this is it! It is hands-down THE BEST chocolate cake you will make.

Ingredients

• For the cake:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 tbsp. unsweetened baking cocoa
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 3 tbsp. brewed coffee, black
• For the frosting:
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 tbsp. milk
• 2 cups (loosely packed) powdered sugar

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from thecountrycook.net

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350f degrees. Spray a 9x9 square pan with nonstick baking spray. I like the kind of nonstick spray that has flour in it. It makes removal so much easier.

In a large bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients (flour, baking cocoa and baking soda).

In a separate bowl, whisk together water, mayonnaise, vanilla extract and coffee.

You just want to use plain, brewed coffee - no additional milk or sugar added.

Now, slowly add the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients.

Stir just until combined. It may be a little lumpy but that's okay.

You don't want to over-stir (it makes the cake tough).

Pour into prepared baking dish.

In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, combine brown sugar and butter and cook until bubbly.

Be sure to whisk constantly so it doesn't burn.

Take off the heat and stir in the milk. Then gradually add in powdered sugar.

Whisk until smooth.

I just added some chocolate and caramel chips to each serving just to make it pretty.

My aunt makes this cake every year for our family reunion! It's amazing(She frosts hers with chocolate frosting, though). When she told my husband the secret ingredient was mayonnaise he liked to have fell out of his chair:)

If you add about 1cup rinsed,well drained sauerkraut it will taste like a chocolate coconut but cake. I am a product of people from the depression era.

Wow! My daughter (14 yrs old) just made this recipe this week for a school competition. It is by far the most moist homemade cake we make. Delicious!

Love it! Yep, moist - very moist. Say it all you want! Haha! I know y'all don't know me from Adam but I mean it when I say - no mayo or coffee taste at all with this. Scout's honor. I love for folks to try it and ask what's in it. They usually will sit there with their mouths gaping for a bit...and then hopefully they go home and make it! :)