Best 6 Frosted Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake Recipes

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Indulge in the decadent delight of Frosted Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake, a symphony of flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. This classic cake recipe offers a moist and fluffy chocolate cake base, generously frosted with a rich and creamy chocolate frosting. The secret ingredient, mayonnaise, adds a surprising yet delectable moistness to the cake, making it an unforgettable treat. This comprehensive guide provides step-by-step instructions for both the cake and the frosting, ensuring a perfect result every time. Additionally, discover variations of this beloved recipe, including a luscious chocolate ganache frosting option and a delightful gluten-free adaptation. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, this recipe will guide you towards creating an impressive and irresistible dessert that will steal the show at any gathering.

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

CHOCOLATE MAYONNAISE CAKE



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Mayonnaise -- yes, mayonnaise -- steps in for oil and butter as the tenderizer and flavor-enhancer in this retro frosted layer cake. And it does a wonderful job; no one will ever detect that it's your secret ingredient.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 4h45m

Yield 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 pound semisweet chocolate chips
3 cups heavy cream
Pinch fine salt
Unsalted butter, for buttering the pan
2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the pan
2/3 unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch process)
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon instant espresso powder
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 large eggs
1 cup mayonnaise
4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted

Steps:

  • For the frosting: Put the chocolate in a large, heatproof bowl. Bring the cream to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and let it sit, undisturbed, for 10 minutes, then add the salt and stir until melted and combined. Refrigerate, in the bowl, until thick and very cold, about 2 hours. Whip with an electric mixer on medium-high until fluffy, spreadable and slightly lightened in color.
  • For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour two 9-inch cake pans. Line the bottom of each with parchment.
  • Combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and baking powder in a medium bowl. Dissolve the instant espresso powder in 1 1/3 cups warm water.
  • Beat together the sugar, vanilla and eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the mayonnaise and the melted chocolate until just combined.
  • Alternate beating the flour mixture and the espresso mixture on medium-high speed into the chocolate-egg mixture until just combined; work in 4 batches, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Take care not to over mix.
  • Pour the cake batter into the prepared pans and bake until the cakes are set and the tops spring back when touched and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool the cakes in the pans set on a rack for 20 minute. Invert the cakes onto the rack, remove the parchment paper and cool completely.
  • Frost the cake: Put 1 cake round on a cake stand or large serving plate and evenly spread 3/4 cup frosting over it. Top with the other cake round. Frost the top and sides with the remaining frosting. The cake can be frosted up to a day in advance. Let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving.

CHOCOLATE CAKE & FROSTING MADE OUT OF MAYONNAISE



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A moist and rich "Devil's Food Cake" chocolate recipe featuring extra velvety chocolate mayonnaise frosting.

Provided by Amy Desrosiers

Categories     Dessert

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 cups all-purpose flour
⅔ cups unsweetened cocoa powder
1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
3 large eggs
1⅔ cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup mayonnaise
1 ⅓ cups water (room temperature )
1 ½ cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a Bundt pan generously with nonstick baking spray.
  • In a medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda-set aside.
  • In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla for 1-2 minutes until light and fluffy.
  • Add in mayonnaise at lower speed until blended.
  • Alternate adding in the water and flour mixture starting with the flour mixture, and ending with the flour mixture. Combine until there are no more flour streaks.
  • Pour batter into the Bundt pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Once done, allow to cool completely before removing from the cake pan.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 slice, Calories 443 kcal, Carbohydrate 62 g, Protein 5 g, Fat 21 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Cholesterol 63 mg, Sodium 270 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 43 g, TransFat 1 g

FROSTED CHOCOLATE MAYONNAISE CAKE



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IN my family this cake is also known as war time cake. I was a child during WWII but still remember my Mother making this cake as a treat, when eggs, butter and sugar were rationed. It's rich and moist, a little goes a long way and it has been fail proof.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 40m

Yield 9 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 15

3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup baking cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
CHOCOLATE FROSTING:
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
2 tablespoons warm milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dash salt

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, beat the mayonnaise, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to mayonnaise mixture alternately with water, beating well after each addition., Pour into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., In a small bowl, beat butter until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar, cocoa, milk, vanilla and salt. Frost cake. Store in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 435 calories, Fat 18g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 547mg sodium, Carbohydrate 66g carbohydrate (41g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

MAYONNAISE CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE FROSTING



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This is my father-in-law's mother's cake recipe from Oklahoma, and I'm posting it for safe keeping. Word (word in our family, that is) has it that no one made a mayonnaise cake like she did. She would always send one back with my husband's family when they made a trip out to Oklahoma to visit from Colorado. The frosting she put on it was boiled sugar frosting, and my father-in-law's father apparently liked frosting so much it was like, "How about a little cake with your frosting?" That's what I've heard anyway. ;) I've tried to make the boiled sugar frosting a couple times, but it doesn't come out right (maybe it's the Colorado altitude, maybe it's my cooking skills, maybe it was a grandma thing [she did have 50 years of making it behind her]. Who knows.), but my husband - the grandchild that loves mayonnaise cake the most out of all of them, so much so that we were gifted the "mayonnaise cake pan" upon the grandmother's passing - likes it just as much with this chocolate frosting. The frosting recipe is adapted from Hershey's and works swimmingly, whether you're a grandma or not. ;) Oh, this cake is also great when it's chilled - it makes it more dense and SO good.

Provided by Greeny4444

Categories     Low Protein

Time 40m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 1/4 cups sugar
3 tablespoons cocoa, heaping
1 cup mayonnaise (Hellman's is a good kind)
2 cups flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda, plus 1/8-1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup cool water, plus 2-3 tablespoons cool water
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease a 9x12 baking pan.
  • Mix all ingredients in a medium bowl until you can't see any more flour.
  • Pour into the prepared baking pan and bake for 30 minutes.
  • Let the cake cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
  • For the frosting: Place powdered sugar and cocoa in a medium bowl (I usually use a 4-cup Pyrex mesuring cup).
  • Heat butter and milk in a small microwave-safe bowl in the microwave until the butter is melted (be careful - if the heat is too high, it'll splatter!).
  • Gradually beat the butter mixture into the cocoa mixture until smooth.
  • Stir in vanilla.
  • Spread the warm frosting over the cooled cake. The frosting makes about a cup or so.

CHOCOLATE MAYONNAISE CAKE WITH CREAMY FROSTING



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Quick to make chocolate cake, mayonnaise is substituted for the butter. Light and Tender and very good. The Creamy frosting is very creamy, very good I just love it. It's not too sweet. A white icing that looks like whipped cream.

Provided by Olha7397

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

  • FOR THE CAKE: Preheat oven to 350°F Measure ingredients into mixing bowl in order given. Mix together well. Spread in greased 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake in oven for 30 minutes until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean.
  • FOR THE FROSTING: Whisk milk into flour in small saucepan until smooth. Heat and stir until it boils and thickens. Cool thoroughly. I strain this mixture through a sieve just to make sure it is very smooth.
  • Cream butter, sugar and vanilla in bowl until light, white and fluffy. Add cooled thickened milk. Beat until mixture resembles whipped cream.
  • Makes enough to fill and frost 2 layer cake, about 3 1/2 cups.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 664.6, Fat 34.5, SaturatedFat 16.8, Cholesterol 72.9, Sodium 815.9, Carbohydrate 85.4, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 52, Protein 5.4

CHOCOLATE MAYONNAISE CAKE



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Mom always made this special chocolate mayonnaise cake for my birthday meal. It is very moist and has a nice light chocolate taste, and the flavorful frosting is the perfect topping. -Deborah Amrine, Grand Haven, Michigan

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 45m

Yield 9-12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup water
1 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons baking cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
BROWN SUGAR FROSTING:
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, cubed
2 tablespoons 2% milk
1-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 416 calories, Fat 19g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 17mg cholesterol, Sodium 354mg sodium, Carbohydrate 60g carbohydrate (42g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

Tips:

  • Use room-temperature ingredients: This ensures that the cake batter mixes evenly and bakes properly.
  • Do not overmix the batter: Overmixing can result in a tough, dense cake.
  • Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean: This indicates that the cake is done.
  • Let the cake cool completely before frosting it: This will help the frosting to set properly.
  • Store the cake in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

Conclusion:

This classic chocolate mayonnaise cake with its rich, moist texture and decadent frosting is a surefire crowd-pleaser. The secret ingredient, mayonnaise, adds moisture and tenderness to the cake, while the chocolate frosting provides a rich, creamy finish. With its simple ingredients and easy-to-follow instructions, this cake is perfect for bakers of all skill levels. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a beginner, this chocolate mayonnaise cake is sure to become a favorite in your recipe collection.

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