Chocolate Mayo Cake
Oven Time : 40 mins
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What you need:
- 275g/10oz Odlums Self Raising Flour
- 50g/2oz Cocoa
- Pinch of Bread Soda
- 275g/10oz Caster Sugar
- 3 Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Essence
- 225g/8oz Mayonnaise
- 300ml / 2/3 pt Cold Water
Filling
- 75g/2oz Butter
- 175g/6oz Icing Sugar (sieved)
- 3 tablespoons Cocoa (sieved)
- 2 tablespoons Warm Water
- For dusting
- Icing Sugar
How to:
- Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Lightly grease and base line 2 x 7/8"/18/20cms sandwich tins.
- Sieve the flour, cocoa and bread soda into a bowl. In a separate large bowl beat the sugar, eggs and vanilla essence. Next beat in the mayonnaise.
- Finally, alternately, beat the flour mixture and water into the mayo mixture, starting with flour mixture and finishing with flour mixture!
- Divide between the two prepared tins and bake for about 40 minutes until firm to the touch and well risen.
- Remove from oven and allow to sit in tins for about 5 minutes, then, transfer to a wire tray to cool.
- Meanwhile, beat the Ingredients for filling together. When cake is cold use to sandwich the two halves together.
- Dust with icing sugar on top
What you need:
- 275g/10oz Odlums Self Raising Flour
- 50g/2oz Cocoa
- Pinch of Bread Soda
- 275g/10oz Caster Sugar
- 3 Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Essence
- 225g/8oz Mayonnaise
- 300ml / 2/3 pt Cold Water
Filling
- 75g/2oz Butter
- 175g/6oz Icing Sugar (sieved)
- 3 tablespoons Cocoa (sieved)
- 2 tablespoons Warm Water
- For dusting
- Icing Sugar
How to:
- Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Lightly grease and base line 2 x 7/8"/18/20cms sandwich tins.
- Sieve the flour, cocoa and bread soda into a bowl. In a separate large bowl beat the sugar, eggs and vanilla essence. Next beat in the mayonnaise.
- Finally, alternately, beat the flour mixture and water into the mayo mixture, starting with flour mixture and finishing with flour mixture!
- Divide between the two prepared tins and bake for about 40 minutes until firm to the touch and well risen.
- Remove from oven and allow to sit in tins for about 5 minutes, then, transfer to a wire tray to cool.
- Meanwhile, beat the Ingredients for filling together. When cake is cold use to sandwich the two halves together.
- Dust with icing sugar on top
