mayonnaise cake (from the 1970's)

Name: Mayonnaise Cake (from the 1970's)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 1/3 cup(s) cocoa powder, (the brown container with the h); 2 1/4 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 1/2 cup(s) mayonnaise, good quality not generic; 1 1/2 cup(s) water or coffee; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla

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Dianne Ward

Aberdeen, WA

Updated on May 22, 2013

This is the recipe I used many times when my children were little. Moist, flavorful, and it held together for making cut-up cakes ( let's see, there was Snoopy, A Jupiter-C missile, A big daisy, a witch, and a few others. ....memories!

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Mayonnaise cake Snoopy with a small round cake above his head with a wind up

prep time 10 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Bake

yield

Ingredients

3 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/3 cup cocoa powder, (the brown container with the h)
2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 cups mayonnaise, good quality not generic
1 1/2 cups water or coffee
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

How To Make mayonnaise cake (from the 1970's)

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350f.

Step 2

Mix dry ingredients by sifting or stirring well.
Step 3

Blend in mayonnaise.
Step 4

Gradually, beat in water (or coffee) and vanilla.
Step 5

Beat until smooth.
Step 6

Grease and flour the pans. Add a waxed paper liner to the bottom.
Step 7

Bake in the 350 f. oven for 30 minutes.
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