CHOCOLATE MAYONNAISE CAKE – The Southern Lady Cooks

This Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake is an old-fashioned classic your family will love!

If you are a chocolate lover you will definitely want to try this delicious Sweet Chocolate Pie. I has many 5 star reviews and it’s one you will make over and over again.

❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE

We love how moist this cake is, and you can’t taste the mayonnaise. Many people will comment that they are not fans of mayonnaise. If you look at the ingredients of mayonnaise, which are oil and eggs, you will see this is just a shortcut that replaces those two. This is a great cake to make if you don’t have eggs. You can add frosting or just sprinkle a little powdered sugar on it.

SWAPS AND SUGGESTIONS

This cake has been around a very long time and we have had some great suggestions on swaps and additions. Some people add chocolate chips, a ganache frosting, and one person replaced the 1 cup of water with 1 cup of coffee and said it was amazing. We always recommended reading the comments on our recipes, we have some amazing cooks that follow our page and we love their suggestions. One person suggested using a peanut butter frosting and we love that idea! You can use the frosting from this recipe and add it to this cake.

⭐TIP

If your cake comes out dry, you may have over-mixed it or over-baked it. I always suggest checking the cake 10 minutes before the time is up. All ovens vary and so the cooking time may be less or more. You can also make this cake in a 9X13 but you will have to shorten the cooking time.

OTHER CHOCOLATE RECIPES

Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake

Anne Walkup

This easy chocolate mayonnaise cake is a classic that has been around a very long time. The oil from the mayonnaise is what makes this cake delicious.

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Course Cake

Cuisine American, southern

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup 100% pure cocoa
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup water
• 1 1/4 cups mayonnaise You can use lowfat
• 1/2 to 1 cup nuts of your choice Optional

Cream cheese frosting:

• 1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
• 1 stick margarine or butter softened
• 1 box confectionary sugar 16 oz
• 1 tsp. vanilla

• Whisk together flour, baking soda, sugar, and cocoa.  In another bowl whisk together the vanilla extract, water, and mayonnaise until it looks like milk.  Pour mayonnaise mixture into flour mixture and mix well with a spoon. (Could use mixer, too).  Fold in nuts.  Pour into a well-sprayed bundt pan.

• Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 40-45 minutes checking for doneness.  (You can make this in a 9 x 13 pan but cut the cooking time to 30 to 35 minutes.) Let cool about 10 to 12 minutes before removing from pan.  (You could also add chocolate chips to this cake).  Frost with your favorite icing or sprinkle with powdered sugar.  This cake is good with cream cheese frosting recipe below, too. Great with ice cream or whipped cream as well.

Cream Cheese Frosting Instructions

Keyword chocolate mayonnaise cake

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