Grandma Pautz Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake
By Gary Price
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Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 35 minutes
Servings: Makes 9x13 cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 4 Cups all purpose flour
- 2 Cups sugar
- 10 Tablespoons Hershey's cocoa
- 2 Teaspoons baking soda
- 1½ Cups Hellmann's mayonaisse
- 2 Teaspoons vanilla
- 2 Cups hot water
Frosting
- ½ Cup Butter, softened
- ⅔ Cup Hershey's cocoa
- ⅓ Cup milk
- 1 Teaspoon vanilla
- 3 Cups powdered sugar
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350˚ F. Prep a 9×13 pan with baking spray.
Prepare the cake: In your bowl, mix together the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, cocoa, and baking soda.) Once combined, mix in the mayo, vanilla and hot water.
Pour ingredients into your prepared 9×13 baking dish and bake for 35 minutes.
Prepare the frosting: While the cake is baking, prepare the frosting by mixing together the butter, cocoa, milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar.
After the cake is finished baking, pour the frosting over the cake while it is still warm from the oven. Enjoy!