Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake with Sour Cream Frosting
This recipe serves 12. If 86 cents per serving falls in your budget, Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake with Sour Cream Frosting might be a great vegetarian recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains approximately 7g of protein, 32g of fat, and a total of 649 calories. A mixture of water, baking soda, brown sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray two 9×2 inch round metal baking pans with flour-added baking spray (
Baker’s Joy) and line the bottom with circles of parchment (just to be safe!).In a large saucepan, boil the water.
Remove from heat and add the espresso powder and cocoa powder. Stir until smooth and set aside.In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the eggs, sugar and brown sugar for a full 7 minutes or until thick and light.
Add the mayonnaise and vanilla and beat on medium until combined.In a second bowl, thoroughly mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder and salt..
Add to the egg mixture and stir until mixed.
Pour in the cocoa mixture and stir well. Batter will be thin.
Pour into prepared pans and bake on center rack for 30 minutes.
Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Invert cakes on a cooling rack, peel away the parchment (if you used it), and let cool completely.To make the sour cream frosting, beat the butter and cocoa powder in a large mixing bowl until mixed. Gradually add the confectioners’ sugar (and salt, if using) and sour cream and beat until smooth. Beat in the vanilla.