Original Mayonnaise Cake Recipes

MAYONNAISE CAKE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8 or 9 inch round cake pans.
• Sift all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, and cocoa together.
• Whip mayonnaise, white sugar, cold water, and vanilla together until mixed thoroughly. Add flour mixture slowly and beat at medium speed of an electric mixer for 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes. Frost with your favorite frosting.

OLD FASHIONED MAYONNAISE CAKE

Steps:

• Grease a 9x13" pan. Combine all the dry ingredients (flour through salt). Combine the milk with the vanilla and the well beaten eggs. Add, to the dry ingredients, the milk mixture along with the mayonnaise and the coffee with the melted dark chocolate and mix well.
• Pour into greased pan and bake in preheated 350 degrees F oven for 45 minutes. When completely cool, spread with chocolate frosting (recipe below).
• Frosting
• In small bowl, beat butter. Add powdered sugar and cocoa alternately with coffee. Add vanilla; beat until smooth and a spreading consistency is achieved.

MAYONNAISE CAKE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9 inch square pan.
• In a large bowl, sift together flour, soda, sugar, and salt. Add the water, mayonnaise, and melted chocolate. Mix together well.
• Bake for 35 minutes, or until done. Frost with your favorite icing.

CHOCOLATE MAYONNAISE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Grease and lightly flour 2 9-inch round cake pans, set aside.
• In medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and baking powder; set aside.
• In large bowl, with electric mixer at high speed, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla for 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in hellmanns real mayonnaise at low speed until blended. Alternately beat in flour mixture with water, begining and ending with flour mixture. Pour into prepared pans.
• Bake 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. On wire racks, cool 10 minutes; remove from pans and cool completely. Frost,if desired, or sprinkle with confectioners sugar.

CHOCOLATE MAYONNAISE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the water, mayonnaise and vanilla until well blended. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa and baking soda; gradually beat into mayonnaise mixture until blended. , Pour into a greased 9-in. square or 11x7-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely. , For frosting, in a small saucepan, cook and stir the brown sugar in butter until bubbly. Remove from the heat; stir in milk. Gradually add confectioners' sugar; beat until smooth. Frost cake.

MEMORY LANE MAYONNAISE CAKE

Steps:

• Grease a loaf or an Angel food cake pan.
• Mix sugar, mayonnaise and vanilla in large bowl.
• Sift together the flour and salt.
• Dissolve baking soda in hot water and pour over dates and nuts if using them. (If not using dates and nuts just add the plain baking soda and water mixture to the batter). Combine all and beat until well blended.
• Pour into prepared cake pan.
• Bake 1 hour at 350°F.
• NOTE: If you do not use the dates and nuts, cake will take less baking time.
• Depending on your oven, approximately 30 minutes less time.
• If you prefer a chocolate cake add 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder to the flour before sifting.

CHOCOLATE MAYONNAISE CAKE

Steps:

• For cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour three 8-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides. Combine chopped chocolate and cocoa powder in medium metal bowl. Add 1 3/4 cups boiling water and whisk until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth.
• Sift flour, baking soda, and baking powder into another medium bowl.Using electric mixer, beat both sugars and mayonnaise in large bowl until well blended, 2 to 3 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating until well blended after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Add flour mixture in 4 additions alternately with chocolate mixture in 3 additions, beating until blended after each addition and occasionally scraping down sides of bowl. Divide batter among prepared cake pans (about 2 1/3 cups for each).
• Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, 30 to 32 minutes. Cool cakes in pans on racks 20 minutes. Run small knife around sides of cakes to loosen. Carefully invert cakes onto racks and let cool completely.
• For frosting:
• Place chopped chocolate in medium metal bowl; set bowl over saucepan of simmering water and stir until chocolate is melted and smooth. Carefully remove bowl from over water; let melted chocolate cool until lukewarm, stirring occasionally.
• Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until smooth and creamy. Sift powdered sugar over butter and beat until well blended, about 2 minutes. Beat in vanilla. Add melted chocolate and beat until well blended and smooth, occasionally scraping down sides of bowl.
• Place 1 cake layer on platter. Spread 3/4 cup frosting over top of cake layer to edges. Top with second cake layer; spread 3/4 cup frosting over. Top with third cake layer. Spread remaining frosting decoratively over top and sides of cake. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome and let stand at room temperature.
• Cut cake into wedges and serve.