All of my cooking adventures go into the <i>Not My Mother’s Kitchen</i> category, but this recipe actually comes from my maternal grandmother, quite possibly via a Knudsen cookbook. This quick and easy cake substitutes the typical egg and oil with a cup of mayonnaise.

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sugar, flour, baking soda & baking powder

add 5 TBSP of cocoa

Give all the dry ingredients a good whisk in the mixer!

The star... one cup Best Foods (aka Hellman's) Mayonnaise

add the mayo and one cup of water to the dry ingredients

Mix until smooth

pour into a greased 9x9 pan and bake at 350° for 30 minutes

Voila!

This cake is incredibly moist and yet, not overly sweet.

I baked this pan for exactly 30 minutes and when I inserted a skewer in the center it came out clean. After resting a little while, the center collapsed some and there was a nice bit of chocolate squish in the center. You may prefer to bake the cake just a few minutes longer so it’s cakey throughout.

Gramma’s Mayonnaise Cake

1 cup sugar
1 tsp. soda
5 TBSP cocoa
1 cup Best Foods mayonnaise
2 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 cup water

Mix all ingredients together and beat until smooth. Pour into a greased 9×9 pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes.

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