CHOCOLATE MAYONNAISE CAKE
- Marianne Jacoby
- Apr 10, 2016
- 1 min read
500 ml cake flour 125 ml cocoa powder 15 ml baking powder 5 ml bicarbonate of soda 3 extra large eggs 375 ml sugar 5 ml vanilla essence 250 ml mayonnaise 250 ml water
ICING 125 g butter or margarine 80 ml cocoa powder 375 ml icing sugar 5 ml vanilla essence 15 ml milk, optional
Sift the dry ingredients together and leave aside. Beat eggs, sugar and essence together until light and creamy. Add mayonnaise and water gradually, alternatively with dry ingredients. Mix well and spoon into two greased 20 cm cake tins. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C for about 35 minutes. Leave to cool in pans before turning out onto cooling racks.
ICING: Cream the butter. Sift cocoa and icing sugar and add to butter, beating well. Add essence and milk and mix well.
ENJOY!
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