Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
A creamy, moist, chocolate cake that’s made with mayonnaise! Frosted with a delicious chocolate buttercream frosting to make it even better.
Ingredients
FOR CAKE:
- 2 cups flour
- ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 3 eggs
- 1 ⅔ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup mayonnaise store bought or homemade
- 1 ⅓ cup hot water
FOR FROSTING:
- 1 cup 2 sticks butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup half/half
Instructions
FOR CAKE:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two- 9 inch round cake pans
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and baking powder. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Add in mayonnaise.
- Gradually add in flour/coca mixture and hot water. Alternate between the two,beginning and ending with flour mixture.
- Pour evenly into pans.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.Let cakes cool for 10-15 minutes before removing from pans.
- Cool completely before frosting.
FOR FROSTING:
- Beat butter and vanilla until creamy. On low speed, gradually add in cocoa powder and sugar.
- Add in half/half until desired consistency is reached.
- Frost on cooled cake.
Notes
- You can also use a 9 x 13 baking dish. Increase your baking time to 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Prep time includes cooling time.
Nutrition
Calories: 676kcalCarbohydrates: 111gProtein: 7gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 101mgSodium: 502mgPotassium: 278mgFiber: 6gSugar: 81gVitamin A: 654IUCalcium: 43mgIron: 3mg
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