Mayonnaise Chocolate Cake

Ingredients And Procedures

Ingredients
3	cup	flour, unbleached, sifted
1/3	cup	cocoa
3	teaspoon	baking soda
1/2	teaspoon	salt
1 1/2	cup	mayonnaise or salad dressing
1 1/2	cup	sugar
1 1/2	cup	cold water
1 1/2	teaspoon	vanilla extract

		---FLUFFY chocolate FROSTING---
1	cup	brown sugar, packed
3	tablespoon	half and half OR light cream
3	tablespoon	butter or margarine
1/3	cup	chocolate chips (semisweet)
1/2	teaspoon	vanilla extract

Directions:
Sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; set aside. Combine mayonnaise and sugar in a mixing bowl. Beat with electric mixer at medium speed until blended. Gradually beat in cold water and vanilla. Add dry ingredients to mayonnaise mixture, beating until well blended, about 2 minutes. Pour batter into greased 13x9x2 inch baking pan. Bake in preheated 350 degree F. oven 40 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool in pan on rack. Frost with Fluffy chocolate Frosting. Cut in squares. FLUFFY chocolate FROSTING: Combine brown sugar, light cream, and butter in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in chocolate chips and vanilla. Beat with electric mixer at high speed until of a spreading consistency.

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