Chocolate mayonnaise cake

Prep

30 MIN

Total

1 h 15 MIN

Servings

12 Servings

Use only HEINZ [SERIOUSLY] GOOD™ Original Mayonnaise for this recipe to ensure success. Surprise your friends with this delicious cake!


Ingredients

  • 1/4

    cup

    Cocoa

  • 1

    cup

    Water

  • 1

    tbsp

    Vanilla essence

  • 2

    cups

    Flour

  • 2

    tsp

    Baking soda

  • 1

    cup

    Caster sugar

  • 3/4

    cup

    Heinz [SERIOUSLY] GOOD™ mayonnaise

  • -

    Rich chocolate glaze

  • Heinz® [SERIOUSLY] Good® Original Mayonnaise 470g

    Heinz

    Heinz® [SERIOUSLY] Good® Original Mayonnaise 470g


Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 180°C. Mix the cocoa, hot water and vanilla essence together in a jug. Cool.

  2. Step 2

    Sift the flour, baking soda and sugar in a bowl and make a well in the centre.

  3. Step 3

    Combine the HEINZ [SERIOUSLY] GOOD™ Mayonnaise with the cocoa mixture and then pour in the well. Mix together gently.

  4. Step 4

    Pour into a well greased and lined 20cm round cake tin.

  5. Step 5

    Bake for 35-40 minutes until the cake is cooked when tested. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes before turning out onto a cake rack.

  6. Step 6

    When cold, ice with your favourite chocolate icing, or with our Rich Chocolate Glaze, or simply dust with icing sugar to serve.

  7. Step 7

    Rich Chocolate Glaze

  8. Step 8

    Melt 125g dark chocolate with 1/4, cup cream together in the microwave for 1 minute. Stir to combine, cool a little and then pour over the cake and smooth out.