Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake - Grumpy's Honeybunch (2024)

This moist, deliciousChocolate Mayonnaise Cake recipeis one of myfavorite recipesfor anyspecial occasion. You can't beat thedelicious resultsof a moist crumb with a deeprich chocolate cakeflavor.

❤️ Why you'll love it

Easy recipe: this chocolate cake recipe is so easy you can skip cake mixes and make a homemade rich chocolate cake in just 30 minutes.

Rich chocolate flavor: the combination of cocoa powder and mayonnaise intensifies the rich flavor of the cake.

Simple ingredients: chocolate mayonnaise cake ingredients are ones you probably already have on hand!

🥘 Ingredients

All purpose flour

Granulated sugar

Cocoa powder: use a natural cocoa powder for best results.

Baking soda

Mayonnaise: this is the secret ingredient that adds fat and flavor and is used in place of oil and eggs in the recipe, I highly recommend using only full-fat mayonnaise.

Vanilla extract: to enhance flavors

Cooking spray

🔪 Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Spray two round 8-inch cake pans with cooking spray, line with parchment paper, then coat with cooking spray once more.
3. In alarge bowl, using a hand whisk,combine flour, baking soda, sugar, andcocoa powder.
4. Add the mayonnaise, water, and vanilla to the flour mixture and mix with an electric mixer on low speed until dry ingredients are just combined.
5. Scrape the bowl to be sure to get all of the flour incorporated and the batter is smooth. Continue mixing onhigh speeduntildry ingredientsare incorporated.
6. Pour cake batter into prepared pans and bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
7. Let cake cool at least 15 minutes on wire rack. Remove cake from cake pan and remove the parchment paper from the bottom. Place cakes on wire rack and let cool completely before adding frosting (if using).

🥄Equipment

8" round Cake Pans are the best choice for this particular recipe. I have made it in 9" and the cake is too flat for my liking.

Parchment paper: to line the cake pans.

Large bowl

Hand whisk

Electric mixer

Rubber scraper

Wire racks

🥫Storage

Room temperature: store leftover cake in an airtight container up to 5 days.

Freeze: freeze in a freezer safe container up to 3 months.

📖 Variations

• Stir in 1 cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips.
• Instead of a layer cake, bake the cake in a 9x13 baking dish.

💭 Tips

• Use a full-fat real mayonnaise, you need to fat to keep moisture in the cake.
• Line the bottom of the cake pan with parchment paper then spray with non-stick cooking spray to prevent cake from sticking to bottom and sides of the pan.

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🍽 Serve with...

Serve cake frosted with Chocolate Frosting, Cream Cheese Frosting, or a frosting recipe of your choice. It is also delicious without frosting and a sprinkling ofpowdered sugar.

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