Recipe#4030

Title: Chocolate Mayonnaise 02

Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 From: morrissey@stsci.edu (Mostly Harmless) 
 Subject: Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake 
 Message-ID: <1993Aug30.194425.1@stsci.edu> 
 Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1993 00:44:25 GMT 

2 cups flour
 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
 1 1/4 tsp. baking soda  
 1/4 tsp. baking powder
 1/4 tsp. baking powder
 3 eggs
 1 2/3 cups sugar
 1 tsp. vanilla
 1 cup mayonnaise (can use lite or low-fat)
 1 1/3 cups water
 Grease and flour bottoms of 2 9x1/2-inch round cake pans.  In medium
 bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, and baking powder; set
 aside.  In large bowl with mixer at high speed, beat eggs, sugar,
 and vanilla, scraping bowl occasionally, 3 minutes ot until smooth
 and creamy.  Reduce speed to low; beat in mayonnaise until blended.
 Add flour mixture in 4 additions alternately with water, beginning
 and ending with flour mixture.  Pour into prepared pans.  Bake at
 350 F for 30 to 35 minutes or until cake springs back when touched
 lightly in center.  Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes.
 Remove from pans; cool completely on racks.  Fill and frost as
 desired.