Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake
One G1 tried this weekend, from Cook's Illustrated. She was intrigued by the idea of mayonnaise in a cake. Modified slightly as I find most Cook's Illustrated recipes too sweet and salty for my taste, and didn't have any real coffee at hand!
Ingredients
1/2 cup cocoa powder
2oz/50g dark chocolate chips
1 tsp instant coffee
1 cup boiling water
1 1/2 cups plain flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon bicarb
2/3 cup mayonnaise
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Method
Combine cocoa, instant coffee and chocolate in a bowl. Add the boiling water and whisk until smooth. Leave to cool slightly.
Line an 8" x 8"/20cm x 20cm baking tin with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 350F/175C.
Sieve the flour and bicarb into a second (larger) bowl. Stir in the sugar.
Whisk the mayonnaise and vanilla into the chocolate mixture. Whisk in the egg.
Stir mayonnaise mixture into flour mixture until combined.
Scrape batter into prepared pan and smooth top. Bake until wooden skewer inserted into center of cake comes out with few crumbs attached, 30 to 35 minutes.
Let cake cool in pan for an hour or so, before serving with ice cream or whipped cream. Great with raspberries! This entry was originally posted at http://gurrier.dreamwidth.org/88322.html. Please comment there using OpenID.
Ingredients
1/2 cup cocoa powder
2oz/50g dark chocolate chips
1 tsp instant coffee
1 cup boiling water
1 1/2 cups plain flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon bicarb
2/3 cup mayonnaise
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Method
Combine cocoa, instant coffee and chocolate in a bowl. Add the boiling water and whisk until smooth. Leave to cool slightly.
Line an 8" x 8"/20cm x 20cm baking tin with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 350F/175C.
Sieve the flour and bicarb into a second (larger) bowl. Stir in the sugar.
Whisk the mayonnaise and vanilla into the chocolate mixture. Whisk in the egg.
Stir mayonnaise mixture into flour mixture until combined.
Scrape batter into prepared pan and smooth top. Bake until wooden skewer inserted into center of cake comes out with few crumbs attached, 30 to 35 minutes.
Let cake cool in pan for an hour or so, before serving with ice cream or whipped cream. Great with raspberries! This entry was originally posted at http://gurrier.dreamwidth.org/88322.html. Please comment there using OpenID.