Chocolate Mayonnaise Sheet Cake
- 3 cups flour, unbleached, sifted
- 1/3 cup cocoa, baking
- 3 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise (use a good quality mayo: Best Foods or Hellmann's)
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups water, cold
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Fluffy Chocolate Frosting
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips, semisweet
- 3 tablespoons half-and-half or 3 tablespoons light cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons regular margarine (butter preferred)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the mayonnaise and sugar and beat at medium until blended.
- With mixer running, gradually add the cold water and vanilla.
- Add dry ingredients to mayonnaise mixture, beating until well blended, about 2 minutes.
- Pour batter into buttered 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
- Bake in 350 degree F oven 40 minutes or until cake tests done.
- Cool in cake in pan on rack.
- Meanwhile, begin your Fluffy Chocolate Frosting: In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the brown sugar, half and half or light cream, and butter.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil; let boil 1 minute, then remove from heat.
- Stir in the chocolate chips and vanilla.
- Beat with an electric mixer at high speed until the consistency is fluffy and is spreadable.
- When cake has cooled, frost it with the Fluffy Chocolate Frosting.
- Cut in squares and enjoy! :)
flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt, mayonnaise, sugar, water, vanilla, fluffy chocolate frosting, brown sugar, chocolate chips, light cream, vanilla extract, butter
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-mayonnaise-sheet-cake-7817 (may not work)