Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup real mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1/2 cup Dutch process cocoa
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- Confectioners' sugar, for garnish
- Sweetened whipped cream, for garnish
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the sugar and mayonnaise until blended. Add the vanilla and blend. Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt and add it to the mayonnaise mixture in 3 batches alternating with the buttermilk.
Pour into a greased and floured 9 by 9 by 2-inch baking pan. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
Let cool on a wire rack, dust with confectioners' sugar and garnish with whipped cream before serving.
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By polacek11_122107
Lombard, IL
on December 10, 2011
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Easy to make and tasty. I liked the texture of the cake as it is moist but not falling apart, it is also not too sweet. I followed the directions down to the confectioners sugar and a dap of whip cream when I served it (cool whip and really liked it. It will be great with coffee in the morning. Even my little ones ate it up. I'll be making this one again only for a family gathering and I will be making The Barefoot Contessa's Chocolate Buttercream frosting to top it with. I have a feeling its gonna be great!
By ravynskyes_1284107
Des Moines, IA
on December 03, 2011
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By far my favorite cake recipe. Always comes out of the oven moist and delicious. It's so easy to make, and if you have a pantry stocked with some basics you can throw it together for last minute company in no time. I usually serve it with a drizzle of caramel and/or chocolate sauce, but when I feel like getting fancy I cut the cake in half and spread jam (blackberry and orange marmalade are two of my faves between the layers. I don't feel it needs frosting, but a little ganache never hurt anybody.
By destinykarmafat...
Roy, UT
on March 06, 2011
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It was a little dry. I've made one before that that was very moist. A little disappointed
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