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Chocolate Mayonnaise Sheet Cake: An Incredible Ultimate Recipe

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Chocolate Mayonnaise Sheet Cake is an ultra-moist, tender chocolate cake made with mayonnaise as a secret ingredient to enhance richness and texture. With warm cinnamon undertones and a decadent chocolate cream cheese frosting, it’s perfect for celebrations or everyday indulgence.

Ingredients

  • All-purpose flour
  • Unsweetened cocoa powder
  • Baking soda
  • Ground cinnamon
  • Table salt
  • Baking powder
  • Shortening (for greasing pan)
  • 3 large eggs
  • Light brown sugar
  • Vanilla extract
  • Mayonnaise (substitutes oil or butter)
  • Hot water
  • Chocolate cream cheese frosting (your favorite recipe or store-bought)

Instructions

  1. Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder in a bowl.
  2. In a stand mixer, beat eggs, brown sugar, and vanilla extract until thin and ribbon-like when whisk lifted.
  3. Beat in mayonnaise until fully combined.
  4. Alternately add dry ingredients and hot water, mixing until smooth.
  5. Prepare a sheet cake pan by greasing with shortening and dusting with flour.
  6. Pour batter into the pan and bake at 350°F for 30-35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  7. Cool cake completely before frosting with chocolate cream cheese frosting.

Notes

  • Try different frostings like chocolate buttercream or whipped cream.
  • Add chopped nuts or chocolate chips for texture.
  • Sprinkle powdered sugar if frosting is omitted.

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