Recipe for cooking The Ultimate Chocolate Cake
Desserts to Go with Coffee and Tea :: Sheet Cakes and Layer Cakes
The Ultimate Chocolate Cake
Posted by bettyboop50 at recipegoldmine.com May 15, 2001
A very moist and delicious cake.
2 c. unsifted flour
2/3 c. cocoa
1 1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 2/3 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract or flavoring
1 c. mayonnaise
1 1/3 c. water
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour bottoms of 2 (9-in.) layer cake pans.
Mix first 4 ingredients, set aside.
In a lrg. bowl with mixer at high speed beat the next 3 ingredients 3 mins. or until light and fluffy. At low speed, beat in mayonnaise.
Add flour mixture in 4 additions alternately with water, beginning and ending with flour.
Pour into pans. Bake for 30 to 35 mins. or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 mins.. Remove cakes from pans and cool completely on racks. Frost cake with your favorite frosting.
